Family
About Us
The unique challenges of living in the Bay Area can be amplified for those postdocs who have, or plan to have a family. The Family Committee was formed to understand those challenges, with the aim of improving the lives of postdocs with dependents.
Why It Matters?
Having a family and a successful research career is difficult, but not impossible. This group ensures that the needs of postdocs with families are represented at SURPAS. The committee underpins a renewed drive by SURPAS to advocate for families to the university administration, to increase inclusivity at SURPAS events by hosting more family-friendly activities, and to raise awareness of resources available to members with family.
What are We Working on?
- Comprehensive surveying to quantify and understand the met and unmet needs of postdocs with families
- Work with university administration to anticipate and counteract hardships that may disproportionately affect postdocs with families
- Strengthen the sense of community amongst postdocs with children, including the formation of childcare, play, and pet-care groups
- Further develop events that are suitable for postdocs and their children to increase SURPAS inclusivity
SURPAS Family Committee
Co-chairs: Viktoria Szeifert and Azusa Terasaki
Past committee members
Lucy Xie (Co-Chair)
Kattria van der Ploeg (Co-Chair)
Dario Pfyffer (Event Organizer)
Upcoming Family Events
Join our monthly Parenting and Coffee event every second Thursday of the month, between 12 – 1:30 PM, at Alway Courtyard
Join the Facebook page here
Stanford Postdoc Festival 2025
We are excited to invite you to the SURPAS Family Festival 2025, an event dedicated to celebrating and bringing together the entire postdoc community and their families.
Hello Postdocs, Would you like to take your kids to a Pumpkin Patch close to campus and also meet other Stanford families there? 🎃👨👩👦👦 This event will give you the opportunity to do both!
