News and Upcoming Events
Dinner & Pub Night
Date | Venue: Friday, May 3rd, 6:30 PM | Raleigh’s Pub, 2438 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Come along for an evening of delightful dining and great company with your fellow postdocs! It’s the perfect opportunity to unwind and make some fantastic new friends. This event is open to individuals 21 years of age and older. Looking forward to seeing you there for a night of food, drinks (not on the house), and fun!
Join the Team & Make a Difference: Help organize the “Annual Career Fair” on August 9, 2024!
Ever dreamed of being behind the scenes of an event that sparks careers? This is your moment! The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Affairs, Career Pathways Office, Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Association, and Berkeley Postdoc Association are joining forces for the Annual Career Fair 2024, and we need YOU!
Volunteering with us isn’t just about giving back; it’s a golden ticket to network, reach out to companies you admire, and polish those professional emailing skills. Whether you’re looking to dip your toes in or dive deep, we have a spot for everyone across a variety of roles.
This is more than an event; it’s a community effort to bring opportunities and growth to our postdoc family. Don’t miss out on your chance to contribute, connect, and maybe even meet your future employer!
Interested? Let us know by filling out this form to indicate your interest and feel free to reach out to the BLPA or CPO with any questions you might have. Let’s make this Career Fair unforgettable – together!
Warmly,
The Teams at Berkeley Lab Postdoc Affairs, Career Pathways Office, Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Association, and Berkeley Postdoc Association
Challenging hike
When | Where: Saturday, April 27 | Murietta Falls
BLPA is excited to invite you to a full-day and challenging hike to the Murrieta Falls in Del Valle and Ohlone Regional Parks on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This is one of the toughest one-day hikes in the Bay area with the length of about 12.3 miles (19.8 km) and 4229 ft (1289 m) elevation gain and it will take around 8 hours to finish.
To join this hike, experience with hiking and a high fitness level is required. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 12 people.
More details are given in the registration form here.
Slack Fun Space
We have launched a new Slack “fun space” for all LBNL and affiliated postdocs.
We have dedicated spaces to chat about housing, healthcare, taxes, COVID-19 & vaccination, hobbies & events, food, movies & tv, childcare, sell or buy stuff and even to post photos of your pets! Sign up here and join the conversation.
Past events
Hiking: Pinnacles national park
Tech Talk
Thanksgiving Pot Luck Lunch
Hiking: Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Hiking: Mt. Tallac
Hiking: Berkeley Hills
Hiking: Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Hiking: Muir Woods
Resources
BLPA Board
BLPA is made up of volunteers – and we are always looking to grow! Are you interested? Do you want to know about the inner workings of BLPA and contribute to the postdoc community, building a larger network? Please contact us (postdoc (at) lbl.gov) or sign up to check out one of our many committees!
Bernard Field
Co-chair
Archana Yadav
Co-chair
Kshitiz Gupta
Coordinator, Social Committee
Soumyadeep Ghosh
Coordinator–Outreach Committee & Treasurer
Trisha Kishore Bhagde
Coordinator, Lab-Industry Networking Connection (LINC) Committee
Mauricio Lopez Luna
Board Member
BLPA Committees
We are always on the lookout for new events that could be fun and that we can bring to the postdoc community together as well as enthusiastic individuals interested in serving the postdoc community. If you have any ideas for events, please let us know by email to postdoc@lbl.gov or by dropping a line to a board member you know. If you’d like to volunteer with BLPA, please fill out this form.
Social Committee
Social Committee puts together a wide variety of events to enrich the postdocs’ personal lives and support networking among postdocs in a social context. We organize social events and outdoor activities including movie nights, game nights, hikes, pub nights, meet & greet events as well as a labmate program for new postdocs and we are happy to include new ideas. Join us to support social interactions among postdocs at Berkeley Lab.
Outreach Committee
Outreach Committee focuses on self development and diversity & inclusion activities including brown bag seminars (postdoc-to-postdoc, science café, cultural lunch) as well as coffee with postdocs blogs, outreach events and workshops. We also enhance communication between the BLPA Board and nation-wide postdoc community and foster networking and collaborative communication across divisions. Join us in preparing seminars, workshops, blog posts, newsletters while improving your science communication and public speaking skills.
Lab-Industry Networking Connection (LINC) Committee
LINC committee organizes tech talks, company site visits, networking events and career fairs to educate postdocs about careers beyond academia and facilitate effective networking between postdocs and industry partners. Join us if you are interested in expanding your professional network and exploring opportunities beyond academia while improving your communication, networking, leadership, time and project management skills.