The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association is an organization run by and for about 1000 postdocs and early career scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. We organize many activities to strengthen our ties to the Lab, to each other and to the (Berkeley) Bay Area. Our goal is to facilitate social interactions, scientific exchanges, seminars and general orientation.
 
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Popping the Science Bubble

Popping the Science Bubble is recruiting graduate and post-doc presenters for their last 2020 seminar in December and for the upcoming year (2021)! PtSB is a monthly scientific seminar series typically held at the Berkeley Public Library, though currently virtual due to COVID. This seminar series is aimed specifically at the general public — people …

Insight Data Fall Program

The Insight Fellows Program is a seven-week professional training fellowship for working professionals looking to transition to thriving careers as data scientists. The application for our fall sessions is now open at https://apply.insightdatascience.com until July 20, 2020. Insight Data Fall Program Announcement We’re now accepting applications for our fall sessions. …

DAAD Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence

Are you a postdoctoral researcher in the field of artificial intelligence and you want to connect with Germany’s leading research groups? The DAAD Postdoc-NeT-AI offers you the opportunity to participate in one week of on-site visits to leading universities, research institutes and companies; including in-depth discussions and networking opportunities. Apply …

Berkeley Science Fellows Program

Join the Berkeley Science Fellows Program: Part-time on-campus internships for Postdocs at UC Berkeley startups! The Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program (BPEP) in partnership with the Visiting Scholars and Postdoc Affairs Program and Skydeck is recruiting postdocs for the Berkeley Science Fellows Program.  In this program, Postdocs are partnered with startups from the Skydeck over a 3-12 month period to help the startups solve …

Immigration strategies for entrepreneurs

Join Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program for a presentation and Q&A on the immigration strategies entrepreneurs must know when establishing a U.S. company, transferring employees across borders, or developing a long-term U.S. immigration strategy. This presentation will explore the key concepts entrepreneurs and U.S. startups need to understand U.S. immigration law …

2020 BERC Energy Summit & Career Fair

The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative is hosting the annual BERC Energy Summit and Career Forum on February 6-7, exploring “The Race Against 2 ˚C”. Don’t miss out on 30+ energy companies looking to hire, a research poster expo with prize money (abstract submission open through January 24), and a full day of keynotes, panels, and networking with over 500 attendees. …

BPEP welcoming LBL postdocs to Executive Board

Established in 2010, the Berkeley Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Program (BPEP) is overseen by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in collaboration with the Visiting Scholar and Postdoctoral Affairs (VSPA) Program and SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator at UC Berkeley. BPEP’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship within the UC Berkeley postdoctoral, visiting scholar/student …

Upcoming deadline for Insight Fellows Programs

Apply to the Insight Fellows Program by February 10: https://apply.insightdatascience.com The Insight Fellows Programs are tuition-free fellowships for graduating students looking to transition to thriving careers as data scientists, engineers, and other cutting-edge professionals.  Insight Fellows: – Pay no tuition; the program is fully funded by top companies – Receive …