Frequently Asked Questions
UBC Vancouver Resources
- Human Resources Postdoctoral Fellows Information Guide
- Postdoctoral Fellow Office (PDFO)
- PDFO Resource Guide
- PDFO Awards and funding
- Policy 61 (Post Doctoral Fellows) [.pdf]
- Housing and Relocation Services Centre
- Scholarly Integrity at UBC
- PDFO Postdoc profiles
UBC Okanagan Resources
- Postdoctoral Fellows Resources at UBCO
- Welcome & Relocation – Okanagan Campus
- UBCO College of Graduate Studies (Responsible for overseeing UBCO PDFs)
- UBCO Postdoctoral Fellows Travel Grant (under faculty internal research grants)
- UBCO Postdoc Resource Guide
- UBCO Professional Development Events
- Note: PDFs can also register for graduate student workshops if there is room available!
Wellness and mental health
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Thrive at UBC
- UBC sexual violence and prevention response
- CAPS health and wellness resources
Professional Development
- Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) at UBC
- UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP)
- PDFO Professional Development Workshops
Peer Associations
- Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS)
- National Postdoctoral Association (USA)
- British Columbia Cancer Agency Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Society (GRASPODS)
- SFU Postdoctoral Association
- University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDFA)
- Univeristy of Calgary Postdoctoral Association (PDAC)
- Postdoctoral Association at Western (PAW)
- University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine’s Post-Doctoral Association
- Association of Postdoctoral Fellows of McGill University
Careers
- Science Magazine – Careers
- The Scientist – Careers
- Nature jobs
- Seek.com – Career Advice and Resources
Vancouver and Canada
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Canada Revenue Agency – Taxes
- BC Translink – Public Transit
- PadMapper – Apartments for rent
- Car2Go Car Share
- Evo Car Share
- Modo Car Share
- ZipCar Car Share
- ICBC-Driver’s licence info
- Service Canada – get SIN card
Don’t Miss Out
- SCWIST – Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
- PhDs.org: Postdoctoral life
- Promoting alternative careers: An adviser’s responsibility
- The price of doing a postdoc
- Opinion: The Postdoc Crisis
- Leaving academia
- Future of Research
- Future of Research Vancouver
- Not Your Father’s Postdoc
- Success Factors for Postdocs – Be Prepared!
- Inside Higher Ed
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- University Affairs, Canada’s magazine on higher education
- Postdocs & Taxation – CBC Radio
Tools
- Statistics Homepage
- Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers (on-line book)
- HHMI: Lab Management. Includes the on-line book “Making the Right Moves” 2nd ed.
