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

Sioux City MSW Info Session

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
To learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Sioux City.
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ICON Overview

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the Learning Management System at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site.

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Top Hat Student Response System

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Top Hat has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and...

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Rocklin Teaching and Learning Speaker Series: Sarah Silverman

Thursday, January 15, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
The Rocklin Teaching and Learning Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Sarah Silverman, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 9–11 a.m. via Zoom. With more students identifying as neurodivergent, this year’s session will explore what neurodiversity looks like in the classroom. Participants will engage with case studies and learn about resources for course and assignment design that take a neurodiversity-informed approach.
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PDF Fixes for Accessibility

Thursday, January 15, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

This training session will teach you about the pitfalls of PDF files and how to replace or remediate them to help make your materials meet digital accessibility standards. We will learn about the tools we have on campus to help with this process and provide a demo on how to fix PDFs and make your documents better.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON...

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Featured Community

Read about the UI postdoc population and find resources for our 2024-2025 featured population: Postdoc Parents

Get involved!

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

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.