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CHOP Postdoctoral Alliance
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Postdoc Alliance (CPA) strives to enhance the postdoctoral experience at CHOP and to promote an environment conducive to CHOP postdocs’ happiness and success.
Our Mission
- Building a community of CHOP postdocs that fosters peer-to-peer connections
- Creating an environment that encourages positive scientific, personal, social, and cultural experiences for all CHOP postdocs
- Supporting postdocs in their scientific training and professional development
- Representing CHOP postdocs by serving on the Academic Training Advisory Council
- Acting as a liaison to the University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Postdoctoral Council
- Working with the Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs to address postdoc needs and CPA goals
Chairs
Megha Lal, PhD
Namrata Kumar, PhD
If you are interested in working with the CPA or have ideas or programming please contact us at cpa@chop.edu.
Committee Head: Christopher Johnson, PhD
Contact us: Email cpa@chop.edu.
The Professional development committee works synergistically with ATOP and other professional development programs to help postdocs achieve their full potential. They aim to facilitate the development of skills that are directly applicable to the immediate career goals of postdocs and seek to encourage knowledge sharing and a collaborative environment.
Current programs:
- “Lunch & Learn” program: postdoc-led sessions that provide a platform for postdocs with specific expertise for sharing of that knowledge with the postdoc community
- Special seminars: hosting internal and external speakers focusing on novel ideas and approaches that can enrich the postdoc experience and aid the achievement of professional goals
Committee Head: Marisa Egan, PhD
Contact us: Email cpa [at] chop.edu (subject: Inquiry%20for%20Women%20in%20Science%20Committee) (cpa[at]chop[dot]edu).
The Women in Science committee aims to cultivate a vibrant community among postdoc women at CHOP. Their goals are to provide supportive spaces to discuss personal and professional needs, deliver career development programming and resources, and offer opportunities to network with fellow postdocs and faculty.
Current program:
- Peer mentoring circles: monthly sessions in which women postdocs exchange experiences, challenges, and opportunities related to career growth, work-life balance, imposter syndrome, mentoring relationships, and more. Circle sessions are organized around spotlight topics for group discussion or faculty and speaker-led sessions.
Committee Head: Ravi Gautam, PhD
Contact us: Email cpa@chop.edu.
The Work-Life Balance committee's goal is to provide postdocs with resources and opportunities that promote healthy, balanced lives. These resources and opportunities often focus on sharing information about how postdocs can manage, prioritize, and/or balance the many demands of both their professional and personal lives, as well as activities and events that help postdocs relax and connect with each other.
Current programs:
- Networking happy hours: provide an informal setting for CHOP postdocs to meet, share ideas, and forge new collaborations
- Peer interest groups: promote hobbies and friendships outside of work by connecting postdocs who share mutual interests.
Committee Head: Open Position
Contact us: Email cpa@chop.edu.
The Communications committee develops, updates, and monitors the CPA’s social network presence. The committee shares resources, events, and important information with postdocs as well as CHOP postdocs’ accomplishments.
Current programs:
- Maintains CPA Twitter account
Program Director: Gennadiy Fonar, PhD
Contact us: cpa [at] chop.edu (cpa[at]chop[dot]edu)
Postdoc Partner Program (P3) supports new international postdocs during their preparations for arrival to the United States and during their acclimation to CHOP and the Philadelphia area. The program pairs new postdocs with current postdoc partners that have been at CHOP for at least one year. Partners can share their experience, address questions, provide resources for their arrival, onboarding at CHOP, and introduce them to the Philadelphia area.
A Postdoctoral Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is unlike any other. You will have access to world-class research mentors, facilities, and career development support through CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania to support your transition to an independent career in any sector.