Policies, Procedures and Expectations 

• Postdoctoral Fellows Policy
• Institutional Expectations
• Postdoc Handbook

Recruiting and Appointing a Postdoc

Please select the relevant tab below or from the menu on the left for detailed information on:  

1.Recruitment: - includes information on stipends  and advertising a position   

2. Recruiting an International Postdoc

3. Letter of Offer - all postdocs should receive and sign a letter of offer

4. Appointment / Renewal / Termination Procedures

Mentoring a Postdoc  

General Resources 

• Training Postdocs: Communication is Key (August 2007)
• How to Write an Effective Letter of Reference
• How To Read a Letter of Reference
• Nature's Guide for Mentors (2007)  
• Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering.  National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,  Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997.
• Lab Dynamics: Management Skills for Scientists. Cohen, Carl M., and Suzanne L. Cohen. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2005. ( MacKimmie & Health Sciences Libraries)
• Compact between Postdoctoral Appointees and their Mentors (December 2006) The Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and Their Mentors is intended to initiate discussions at the local and national levels about the postdoctoral appointee-mentor relationship and the commitments necessary for a high quality postdoctoral training experience.  The Compact was drafted by the AAMC Group on Graduate Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) and its Postdoctorate Committee, and it is modeled on the AAMC Compact Between Resident Physicians and Their Teachers. 

Lab Management

•  Several books and articles on lab management suitable for new faculty are listed under Career Resources.