Expand your professional skills and prepare for your career!
This program will grow your Queen’s network and will complement your academic development.
Register by emailing postdoc@queensu.ca
Beginning in September during National Postdoc Appreciation Week (September 16-20, 2024) the FREE eight-month program features eight workshops and eight catered lunches with Queen’s mentors. To fit busy schedules, the sessions run between 1.5 to 2 hours, and the lunches are an hour long (for further details, see the menu below). The program ends with a celebratory certificate-granting reception for participants, their families, mentors, facilitators, and the community! Workshops stem from five Core Competencies based on the National Postdoctoral Association’s recommendations:
Program Requirements
Attending all eight workshops is required to complete the certificate, along with eight catered networking lunches. Some sessions have pre-work that must be finished before the workshop, and some asynchronous learning is necessary.
Space is limited, so please register for the program only if you can attend all sessions. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Introduction to the Human Rights and Equity Office (December 2, 10:30-11:30am, virtual)
- Reconciliation and Research (February 12, 10:00-11:30am, tbd)
- Writing for The Conversation & Media Relations (April, tbd)
- Program Orientation and Your IDP (September 19, 1:30-3:30pm, Mac Corry B176)
- Grant Writing (January 8, 10:00am-12:00pm, tbd)
- Teaching Dossier Development (November 5, 10:00-11:30am, Mac Corry B176)
- Establishing & Managing Your Lab (October 7, 9:00am-12:00pm, Mac Corry B176)
- Project Management (March 5, 10:00am-12:00pm, tbd)
- Participants are encouraged to suggest topics for discussion, which may include follow-up on workshop material
- 12-1pm in Gordon Hall room 401, 3rd Wednesday of each month (except December)
- September 25, October 16, November 20, December 11, January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16
- Dates and times TBA
Additional Resources
Completing a Professional Development Plan (PDP) will help you achieve success during your fellowship by identifying areas for further growth and skills development. While completion of a PDP is not a mandatory program element, it is strongly recommended. You can find samples here:
- Queen’s IDP
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (
- The National Postdoctoral Association (US-based) provides a .
Participants are also strongly encouraged to share their research through the following:
- School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Research Showcases
- Grad Chat radio show
- Three-Minute Research