Subject: FW: National Postdoc Survey
From: "Buescher, Elizabeth M" <[email-masked]>
To: "Buescher, Elizabeth M" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:42:28 +0000

Hi all,

Please see the below email. The National Postdoc association would like to hear your thoughts about being a postdoc. The survey needs to be complete by April 29th.

Kind regards,
Elizabeth

Dear Postdoctoral Associations, Administrators, Deans, and Faculty:

Please find below an email and link to the 2016 National Postdoctoral Survey (NPS) to forward to all postdocs currently in your institution (IRB protocol # IRB15-1724, University of Chicago).  This survey was conceived and developed by postdocs in order to identify important issues within the national postdoctoral community.  The results of this survey will provide critical data to help inform and equip those who advocate for policy on behalf of postdocs everywhere.

We invite all postdoctoral scholars, fellows, and non-faculty post-PhD researchers to participate (independent of academic field or discipline).  All answers are completely anonymous and we estimate that the survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete on average.  Upon completion, participants may choose to enter their contact information for a chance to win travel awards to a scientific meeting of their choice.

You can help bring a voice to the postdoctoral community, simply by forwarding the message below (containing a survey link) to all postdocs that you serve.

Institutions with at least 50 postdoc respondents to the survey will be eligible to receive summary results from their specific institutions upon request, which will be useful for comparison to national benchmarks.  Regardless, all postdoc data will contribute, and institutions with fewer respondents may instead receive summary results compiled from peer institutions.

If there is anyone at your institution who you believe is able to help disseminate this survey to postdocs, you can help by forwarding this information to them.  For additional information, you may visit our website at http://postdocsurvey.org.  Also, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, using [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, and feel free to share this information, flyer<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxDcAETpBYltUHJSa09iV1FVX0U/view>, and NPS invitation letter<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxDcAETpBYlteUM3bXU3anBSMWs/view> with your colleagues.

Thank you for all that you do for postdocs!

Sincerely,

The University of Chicago Postdoctoral Survey Research Team

Greetings, fellow postdoc!

Have you ever felt invisible?

Please join us as we shine a light on the plight of postdocs nationwide:
https://redcap.uchicago.edu/surveys/?s=W87XWMKHWE

Here are some reasons why you should take the National Postdoc Survey (NPS):

1)    Contribute data to this inaugural survey, an opportunity to make your voice heard

2)    Inform advocacy efforts and help improve all aspects of the postdoc experience

3)    Speak as honestly and candidly as you like - responses are completely anonymous

4)    Enjoy a streamlined set of questions, estimated to take 15-20 minutes to complete

5)    Enter into a drawing for $200 travel awards to a scientific meeting of your choice

If you want to be seen, we invite your response!

The National Postdoc Survey Research Team

Sean McConnell, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar
Erica Westerman, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar
Joseph Pierre, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Heather Titley, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar
Giorgio Grasselli, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar
Erin Heckler, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Affairs Administrator
Nancy Schwartz, Ph.D., Dean of Postdoctoral Affairs

For additional information, you may visit our website at http://postdocsurvey.org.
Also, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions using [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.
Feel free to share this information, flyer<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxDcAETpBYltUHJSa09iV1FVX0U/view>, and NPS invitation letter<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxDcAETpBYlteUM3bXU3anBSMWs/view> with your colleagues as well.

Thank you for all that you do for postdocs!

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