The UIPDA advocates for all Postdocs at the University of Iowa.
For postdocs, by postdocs.

 

Are you a postdoc at the University of Iowa? The Postdoctoral Association is here for you! Join us every first Friday of every month at 4 pm to find out how we can improve your experience and help you meet your goals. Email merri-grace-jones@uiowa.edu for information about how to join in person or over Zoom. 

UIPDA Committees

Upcoming Events

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Write Now Hawkeye Haiku Contest

Thursday, November 13 to Friday, November 14, 2025 (all day)
Virtual
Submit your milestone haiku by Nov. 14!

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, November 13, 2025 10:00am to 11:59pm
Virtual

This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training we won't use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:

Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with vlookup()

Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering

Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables

Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables

Transforming unusable data to a usable format...

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Public Lecture: Entangled Ecologies: Memory, Place, and the Camellia Forests of Jeju

Thursday, November 13, 2025 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
Drawing on ethnographic research with Jeju villagers, conservationists, and environmental activists, Dr. Jeongsu Shin, LB Korean Studies postdoctoral associate in the East Asia Program at Cornell University, will explore how memory, ecology, and place intertwine in Jeju’s Giving Forest.
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Native Policy Lab Open House

Thursday, November 13, 2025 5:00pm to 7:30pm
The Green House
Learn more about Native Policy Lab projects!
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Bob Ross Paint Along

Thursday, November 13, 2025 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Come paint happy little trees with us with the help of @uiowa_arthawks at our Bob Ross Paint Along event November 13th in the Hawkeye Room from 6:00-7:00pm. Follow along and create an early holiday present for someone you love or something to hang in your room for good vibes!🎨🖌

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Featured Community

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LinkedIn Group

This group is open to open and former post-docs at the UI who wish to network, provide career advice and aid in career transitions.