Yale Postdoctoral Association

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The Yale Postdoctoral Association (YPA) is an association composed of postdocs from all disciplines working at the Yale University. The goal of this association is to create a sense of community among postdocs, as well as to improve their experience at Yale. It organizes professional development and social events around Yale.^[1] There is an average of 1200 postdocs working at Yale, with contract length ranging from 1 to 5 years.^{[citation needed]}

The YPA was created in March 2015. On June 8, 2018, the YPA organized the 1st Postdoc Symposium at Yale,^[2] a unique opportunity for postdoc to mingle, network and present their research.

Organization & membership

The association is supervised by two elected chairs helped by two secretaries. The association is organized in committees lead each by two coordinators. The committees are:

• Professional Development
• Community & Networking
• Advocacy
• Mentorship
• Treasury
• Communication

The YPA consider that every postdoc at Yale (postdoctoral associate and postdoctoral fellow) is a member of YPA and can participate in the events. The YPA executive board is composed of volunteering postdocs that want to improve the community.

Events

• Monthly Happy Hours
• Career Cafés, roundtable.
• Orientation "201" to the Yale University Resources
• Professional Bootcamp (e.g. LinkedIn workshop)
• Visits of New Haven area
• Last Saturday at the Museum: tour of the Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art
• Advocacy workshop: "Uncouscious Bias", "Bystander Intervention", "Discovering culture through martial arts", etc.
• Reception at the Yale Club in New York City.

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