Welcome to the PHS Postdoctoral Program
At the Department of Population Health Sciences, we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive community for our postdoctoral scholars. Our comprehensive program, led by Co-Directors Drs. Rebecca Delaney and Nasser Sharareh, ensures that each scholar feels valued and integrated into our vibrant academic environment.
Rebecca Delaney, PhD
Nasser Sharareh, PhD
PHS Postdoctoral Program
KEY RESOURCES
PHS Department information and resources are available via our Pulse Team Site.
Pulse is U of U Health's Intranet that can only be accessed by current PHS employees. If you are unable to access the site, email karina.pritchett@hsc.utah.edu.
Postdoctoral Scholars Section
Individual Development Plan (IDP) - Required to be completed within 3 months of your hire date.
Population Health Sciences
- Learn about the department via the website
- Review bios for faculty, adjunct, postdoctoral scholars, students, and staff
- Join the PHS Microsoft Teams Channel (Contact karina.pritchett@hsc.utah.edu for issues)
- Join the Department Postdoc listserv - phspostdocs@lists.utah.edu
- Check out our workforce engagement committee and consider joining!
University-Wide
- University of Utah Postdoctoral Association (UPDA)
- See bottom of webpage for info on contacting via Facebook, Twitter, and Email
- Join the UPDA Email Listserv
- Join the UPDA Slack Channel
- Huntsman Cancer Institute: Huntsman Alliance for Postdocs (HAP)
- Email Listserv: contact Candice.Wike@hci.utah.edu to be added to the HCI postdoc listserv hap_members@lists.utah.edu
- View the PHS site with Helpful Resources
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Affairs: Amy Barrios, PhD
- Postdoctoral Benefits
- Postdoctoral Parental Leave Policy
University Wide
- Travel Awards
- Pilot Grants
- There are pilot grant opportunities at the University of Utah, but typically, faculty are only eligible. We recommend that you review opportunities for eligibility and consider co-submitting with mentor in situations where the faculty requirement exists.
- Review opportunities offered through your professional societies.
- T32 Training Grant Opportunities
- For a list of options and current openings
- If you get a T32, please reach out to Rebecca Delaney for additional information on how this may change how your salary, benefits, and taxes need to be processed. NIH Grants policy statement.
- GMaP
- Sign up to receive information on funding opportunities (national and local RFAs) as well as training opportunities (grant writing, going on the job market, transition from trainee to faculty.
National
- F32/K99/K01 Grants
- NIH.gov
- Citizenship (K99/R00 does not have citizenship requirement)
- Diversity Supplements: talk to mentor, will depend on specific funding mechanism
- If you get a NRSA F32 fellowship, please reach out to Rebecca Delaney for additional information on how this may change how your salary, benefits, and taxes need to be processed. NIH Grants policy statement.
- NIH Loan Repayment Program
- Contact Rebecca Delaney if you're interested in applying (can provide tips/advice)
University-Wide
- Course: Grant Writing (MDCRC 645)
- Postdoctoral Scholars: Can be taken as non-credit based through Continuing Education (search for "grant writing")
- Students: Review the course catalog for when it is offered and when to register
- Vice President's Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program
- VPCAT listserve
- For access to grant repository, contact Erin Wachs
- Vice President for Research Resources
- Research Education Classes
- National Center for Faculty Development
Population Health Sciences
- Seminars- contact Amelia Hopkins to present or for more info
- Health Sciences Innovation and Research (work in progress)
- Population Health Sciences (completed work)
University-Wide
- Mentorship Opportunities
- Path Maker
- Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)
- Genomics Summer Research for Minorities (GSRM) Internship
- *Note: Postdoctoral scholars could serve as co-mentor/secondary mentor with their faculty PI
- Responsible Conduct of Research
Taxes
- If you make $60,000 or less you are eligible to file taxes for free. See the University free self-filing site for information.
- There are also free tax clinics offered through the U during tax season!
- *If you are on a T32 grant, you will need to make quarterly federal tax payments and pay your state taxes (annually) since these will no longer be automatically taken out of your paycheck. Reach out to Rebecca Delaney for any questions/help with this.
International Postdocs