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50% discount on Technology Training Courses

📢 Big News for Stanford Postdocs! 🚀 Tech up your skills! 💡 Stanford offers technology training sessions to support your personal and professional development. However, until now, postdocs weren’t eligible for funding to access them. The good news? That’s changing! SURPAS is teaming up with IT Training to offer a 50% discount on the Top 10 courses chosen by YOU! 🎉 🔍 Help us decide!… Continue reading »

Happy New Year Stanford Postdocs!

Here’s to a year filled with discoveries, growth, and new opportunities! 💡Thank you for being such an incredible part of our community🙏 Cheers to an amazing year ahead! 🥂✨

Celebrating our past leaders during the November Council Meeting

🌟 Thank you to all the Stanford postdocs who joined us at our first in-person council meeting for your enthusiasm and engagement 🎉 During this meeting, we also took the opportunity to honor our previous leadership team, celebrating their dedication and invaluable contributions to SURPAS to improve the postdoc experience at Stanford. A big thank you to former committee members who could join us, but… Continue reading »

Thank you for joining our PRISM Fall Drink and Draw Happy Hour

🎨✨ The creativity was overflowing at our PRISM Fall Drink and Draw Happy Hour! 🍁🥂 Thank you to all who joined us at the LKSC Herb Garden – it was fantastic to see everyone’s unique creations come to life 🖌️🧑‍🎨 A big shoutout to our SURPAS events coordinator, OPA, and all the volunteers for organizing this colorful event! 🌟 Check our social media to see… Continue reading »

SURPAS Halloween Happy Hour - Thank you!

🎃👻 Thanks to everyone who joined our SURPAS Halloween Happy Hour! We hope you had a blast with the spooky treats, drinks, and the Emoji Pictionary 🕸️ Big cheers to our amazing events coordinator and all the volunteers for making the evening a haunting success!🦇💀

Join SURPAS: Open Positions

SURPAS is looking for motivated and dedicated postdocs to join our leadership team and committees. We are also looking for SURPAS representatives. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact on the Stanford postdoc community, enhance your skills, and network with peers and university administration. Here are the positions currently open:   Leadership Team Positions Co-Chair: As Co-Chair of SURPAS, you and your Co-Chair counterpart… Continue reading »

LinkedIn Premium Membership Pilot Grant

🌟 Are you actively looking for jobs, or planning to start soon? SURPAS has something just for you! We’re introducing the LinkedIn Premium Membership Pilot Grant to help enhance your job search with LinkedIn Premium tools. This initiative gives you access to exclusive networking features and advanced job search capabilities, making it easier to connect with potential employers and find the right opportunities. Don’t miss… Continue reading »

Join the SURPAS Leadership Team!

Are you ready to shape the future of Stanford’s postdoc community? We’re looking for passionate individuals to fill the roles of Co-Chair, Financial Officer, and Community Engagement Liaison. Each position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact: 🔹 Co-Chair (3-5h/week): Represent all postdocs at SURPAS meetings, meetings with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Faculty Senate meetings, etc. Organize and lead council meetings, and… Continue reading »

Tax implications for postdocs on fellowships

In last council meeting a very important point regarding taxation implications for postdocs on fellowships was made regarding benefits such as health insurance premiums being taxable. It was also brought up that this is something not conveyed to postdocs prior to joining Stanford/receiving fellowship. We want to conduct a short survey to understand specifically what issues are faced by postdocs on fellowships and how the… Continue reading »

Help Us Advocate for Affordable Housing

One of this year’s priorities for SURPAS is to advocate for accessible and affordable housing for every postdoc at Stanford. That’s why we’re conducting an Anonymous Housing Survey. Your feedback is vital in helping us push for better housing options tailored to the needs of postdocs at Stanford. Take the Survey Now – It only takes a few minutes, but your input can make a significant… Continue reading »