The 2009 UCSF AGEP POSTDOC BOOTCAMP will be held on September 21-22.
(Deadline for Nominations was August 11, 2009.  Nominations no longer being accepted for this year.)

The Graduate Division at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) invites faculty members and AGEP program coordinators nationwide to nominate advanced PhD students from historically underrepresented populations to attend the UCSF/AGEP Postdoc Bootcamp, September 21-22, 2009.

This event is sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) in collaboration with the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). The purpose of this two-day interactive workshop is to provide comprehensive information and practical strategies so the student can obtain the best possible Postdoc position.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
We invite you to nominate one to three advanced graduate students who meet the following criteria:

• Student must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and a member of an under-represented racial/ethnic group (African American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Alaskan Native or other historically underrepresented population).
• Student must be an advanced doctoral student in the life sciences, within 1-2 years of graduation.
• Student should be interested in applying for a postdoctoral position at UCSF.

WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE

• Key to Success: The Individual Development Plan
• Postdoc Panel: What I Wish I Had Known Before Selecting a Postdoc
• Strategies for Finding the Perfect Postdoc for You
• Where is the Money?: How and Where to Find Funding
• UCSF “IRACDA Scholars in Science” (ISIS) Postdoctoral Fellowship
• How to present your research in a postdoc interview
• CV and cover-letter writing workshop
• Faculty Panel: What PIs look for in a Postdoc Applicant

NOMINATION PROCESS
Students must be nominated by a faculty member OR by an AGEP Program Director/Coordinator. Nominations are due August 11, 2009. Completed forms must be emailed to jeannine.cuevas@ucsf.edu or faxed to 415/514-0844. Student should submit a short paragraph about their current research or possible future research as a postdoc (may be sent as an email attachment).

Round-trip travel to/from San Francisco, airport shuttle from/to SFO, and hotel accommodations (double-occupancy) will be paid for by UCSF/AGEP. Students will also be provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner on both days of Bootcamp 9/21 and 9/22.

CONTACT
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jeannine Cuevas, Postdoctoral Affairs Assistant: jeannine.cuevas@ucsf.edu or 415/514-4852.

Sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program in cooperation with the National Postdoctoral Association. Funded by the National Science Foundation.