Appreciation Week
UF PAW 2025: Postdoc Appreciation Week!
Sunday, September 14 through Saturday, September 20
Sunday, September 14
Painting of the Wall
- 5 to 7 p.m.
- 34th Street Wall (just south of SW 2nd Avenue)
- Hosted by UF Postdoc Association
- Click here to sign up
Help mark National Postdoc Appreciation Week by painting a mural on Gainesville’s famed Graffiti Wall! Sign up online to help us plan for materials. Note: Venue is a sidewalk next to a busy road. Prepare for heat and no shade. Transportation provided!
Monday, September 15
Grinter Hall Postdoc Appreciation Week Kickoff
- 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- Front entrance patio of Grinter Hall
- Hosted by UF Postdoctoral Affairs
- Click here to sign up
Join UF Postdoctoral Affairs for coffee, pastries, and UF Postdoc swag at Grinter Hall to kick off the week! Come and meet Pallavi Eswara, our new Prestigious Awards and Postdoctoral Affairs Director. Sign up online to help us plan for food and beverages.
Monday, September 15
UF Oral Biology Postdoc Appreciation Event
- 2 to 3 p.m.
For more information, contact UF Oral Biology.
Tuesday, September 16
UF HR Benefits for Postdocs
- 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Location emailed to those who sign up beforehand
- Hosted by UF Postdoctoral Affairs
- Presented by UF Human Resources staff members
- Click here to sign up
Learn about what benefits UF postdocs are eligible for — and get answers to your questions from a UF Human Resources representative.
Wednesday, September 17
Coffee Break for UF/IFAS Postdocs
- 9 to 10 a.m.
- G030 McCarty Hall D
- Hosted by UF/IFAS: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Click here to sign up
Join UF/IFAS for snacks and UF/IFAS swag to celebrate UF/IFAS postdocs!
Wednesday, September 17
Career Exploration for Postdocs
- 3 to 4 p.m.
- C1-121 Biomedical Information Teaching Space (BITS@HSCL)
- Hosted by UF Postdoctoral Affairs
- Click here to sign up
You completed your PHD. You’re cruising along in your postdoc. What’s next? Attend this session to learn about academic and non-academics career paths that you can consider and transferable skills you possess and leverage. Plus, get UF Postdoc swag!
Wednesday, September 17
Academic Resources for Research
- 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- C1-121 Biomedical Information Teaching Space (BITS@HSCL)
- Hosted by UF Postdoctoral Affairs
- Presented by UF Libraries
- Click here to sign up
Learn about UF Libraries’ resources and programs to support your research endeavors while enjoying some treats!
Thursday, September 18
Ice Cream Social and “I Am a Postdoc” Photo Contest
- 3:30 to 5 p.m.
- Grinter Hall Lobby
- Hosted by UF/IFAS: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Click here to sign up
Join us for a fun-filled Postdoc Appreciation Ice Cream Social and an “I Am a Postdoc” Photo Contest, where you can celebrate the breadth and depth of UF postdoctoral life through photography while enjoying tasty treats and connecting with fellow postdocs!
Friday, September 19
COM Postdoc Ice Cream Social
- 1 to 3 p.m.
- Academic Research Building/Harrell Medical Education Building Circle
- Hosted by UF College of Medicine
Beat the Florida heat with a tasty treat at this ice cream social celebrating UF College of Medicine postdocs.
Saturday, September 20
Cedar Key Coastal Cleanup
- 8 a.m. to 12 noon (check-in starts 7:30 a.m.)
- Cedar Key City Park
- Hosted by UF Postdoctoral Association
- Click here to sign up
Lend your helping hands to clean up Cedar Key’s coastline at the 40th Annual International Coastal Cleanup! Organized every year by Ocean Conservancy, this global event has included Cedar Key for 19 years. We love for you to join in and flex some community spirit! Volunteers receive a free lunch and a T-shirt (while supplies last).
Questions?
Please email us at postdoc-affairs@ufl.edu if you have any questions.