Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Summary Description
Part of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) serves as a central resource and information conduit for all postdocs as well as for faculty and staff who work with postdocs at UCSF.
Some of the activities of OPA include:
- Creating and leading the strategic vision for postdoctoral training at UCSF
- Developing new initiatives to build a more inclusive environment for UCSF postdocs
- Advising individual postdocs and their faculty advisers
- Collaborating with faculty and staff on postdoctoral recruitment, inclusion, retention, workforce development, and training
- Offering career development opportunities for postdocs
- Advocating for postdoc community integration at UCSF
- Addressing unmet needs of the postdoc community
- Streamlining institutional processes for postdocs
- Directing the Basic Science Responsible Conduct of Research course for Postdoctoral Scholars
- Reviewing/granting requests for exceptions to standard policy (e.g., length of appointment, part-time appointments, outside professional activity)
- Liaising and advocating with various regional, national, and international organizations on behalf of UCSF postdocs
- Hosting monthly pop-up pantry to distribute free groceries to postdocs in partnership with the SF-Marin Food Bank
- Maintaining the UCSF postdoc website
Read about the history of postdoctoral training at UCSF.
Appointment Inquiries
- Obtaining a postdoc appointment at UCSF
- UCSF Postdoctoral Scholar Qualifications
- Take these steps before you begin
Additional Information
Chequeta D. Allen, EdD, MBA, FACMPE
Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Scholars