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 the second Thursday of every month at 3 pm to find out how we can improve your experience and help you meet your goals. Email divya-rathi@uiowa.edu for information about how to join in person or over Zoom. 

Featured Community

Read about the UI postdoc population and find resources for our 2025-2026 featured population: Postdoc Parents

Get involved with UIPDA

We are looking for postdocs to serve as committee members and college reps.

Grad Postdoc Listserv

This Listserv is used to communicate news and events about the UIPDA.

Upcoming Events

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Association of Ancient Historians Meeting 2026

Thursday, April 16 to Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
University of Iowa
Association of Ancient Historians Meeting 2026 supported by the Department of History, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Obermann Center, and the Perry A. and Helen J. Bond Fund for Interdisciplinary Interaction at the University of Iowa
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CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Thursday, April 16 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
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A Conversation with Paralympian & Politician Josh Turek

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Speaker Event & Advocacy Roundtable with Josh Turek: Iowa Representative, U.S. Senate Candidate, Paralympian
"The Overlooked Americans: Divided by a Common Culture" — A Public Talk by Ida Beam Visiting Professor Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett promotional image

"The Overlooked Americans: Divided by a Common Culture" — A Public Talk by Ida Beam Visiting Professor Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Art Building West

Despite conventional wisdom, rural America is thriving across many important measures including higher home ownership, similar median income and similar if not lower unemployment rates than cities.

Rural Americans value our environment, family life, aspire for racial equality, and believe in our democracy. These are not “urban” values or “progressive” values, these are American values.

Through both interviews and statistics, Currid-Halkett shows that many urban and rural Americans share similar...

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Levitt Lecture | Sandra Sawatzky

Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Canadian artist, filmmaker, and environmentalist Sandra Sawatzky will be in Iowa City to speak about her monumental 220-foot, hand-embroidered narrative, The Black Gold Tapestry, currently on view at the Stanley Museum of Art.

Sawatzky will share details of the nine-year process behind the creation this intricate masterpiece that traces the global history of oil. UI faculty members, Hope Tucker (Associate Professor, Cinematic Arts) and R. Tyler Priest (Associate Professor, History) will join...

Lecture by Dr. Vanessa Govender - From South Africa’s Mines to Iowa’s Prairies: Reflections on Worker Health and Community Resilience promotional image

Lecture by Dr. Vanessa Govender - From South Africa’s Mines to Iowa’s Prairies: Reflections on Worker Health and Community Resilience

Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Iowa City Public Library
Join the University of Iowa (UI) Iowa Global Health Network, an International Programs affinity group, for a lecture presented by Dr. Vanessa Govender. In partnership with the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, this public lecture connects global experiences of worker health and occupational disease to challenges faced by communities in Iowa, emphasizing the links between health, justice, and community resilience.
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VIEWS Presents: Torrey Peters Reading & Q&A

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:00pm
Seamans Center
Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby and Stag Dance: A Quartet.
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Earth Day Performance: Jim Swim & Daniel Xavier & Co.

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Trumpet Blossom Cafe
SCOPE: Earth Day Show with Jim Swim and Daniel.Xavier & Co.

Honors Recital: Natalie Roth, trumpet

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Honors Recital: Natalie Roth, trumpet

This event is free and open to the public.

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Guest Chamber Recital: Escher Quartet

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Chamber Recital: Escher Quartet

Click here for program.

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Recent Events

Below are UIPDA events and activities during the 2025 fall semester. 

 

Invited Industry Talk 

Speaker: Justin Topp, Senior Manager, IDT 
Date: December 12, 2025 
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, EMRB 
Sponsor: Graduate College 
 

Book Club First Meetup

Date: December 10, 2025 
Location: The Greenhouse 
Organizer: Rachel Kehrberg 
Attendance: 4 participants

 

UIPDA Holiday Party 

Date: December 3, 2025 
Attendance: 25 participants

 

Zoom Watch Party and Career Talk

Speaker: Chris Rader, CTO, Aethon Therapeutics 
Date: November 3, 2025 
Location: PBDB, Zoom watch party 
Sponsors: CLAS, HCCC, INI, CoE 
Attendance: 18 participants

 

2025 Career Ladder Program 

Dates: September to October 2025 
Format: Multi session career development series 
Average attendance: 9 participants per session 
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