Welcome to the Postdoctoral Association (PMBPA)
PAGES:
About us and our goals
Members
Monthly Meeting Schedule
Information for new postdocs
Job Search Resources
Resources
PMBPA NEWS:
09/08/09 Notes form the faculty meeting: Faculty_meeting_090809.doc
9/8/09: It is true. @nature.berkeley.edu is going away as an email domain. Jan. 15, 2010 will be our last day as an email server.[Note: The host nature.berkeley.edu will live on as a web server, file
server, database server, license server, and so on.]
Here are the steps outlining what you will need to do:
1. Create an @berkeley.edu email account at:
- login with your calnet id and passphrase
- click on create account
to set up forwarding to your new account and an
auto-reply saying you have a new address @berkeley.edu
(call for a new unix password if needed: Gary 2-5583, Ivan 2-9957)
Note: once you have this set up, you should set up normal vacation
3. Configure your mail client (thunderbird, mac mail, outlook, ...)
- Try *adding* the new account, so you can see both your nature
and calmail message store (mostly applies to IMAP users)
- Use calmail.berkeley.edu as the incoming and outgoing server.
- Use the same SSL/TLS/Port#'s that worked for nature
4. Update directory information:
- UC ANR -- send an email to Byron Nobel <bjnoel@ucdavis.edu>
there, too)
If you get stuck, feel free to submit a request at
12-11-08 Panel on USDA Careers, 338 Koshland Hall, 3:50-5pm 
USDA_careers_flyer_PMBPA.ppt
Free pizza and beverages!!!
Featuring the following panelists;
Maria Brandl is a research lead scientist in the Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit at the Western Regional Research Center of the ARS in Albany, CA. She conducts research on the ecology of human enteric pathogens on leafy vegetable crops in relation to food-borne illness outbreaks associated with produce. She received her PhD in Plant Pathology at UC Berkeley.
Luisa Cheng obtained her graduate degree in Microbiology from UCLA and did post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Dan Portnoy at Berkeley. She is currently a scientist at the USDA in Albany and does research on the in vivo toxicology of biological toxins.
Maureen C. Whalen received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1986 in plant physiology with Lew Feldman. She went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular plant pathology with Dr. Brian Staskawicz at UC Berkeley. In 1990, she joined the faculty at Colby College in Waterville, Maine as the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Biology. Dr. Whalen returned to UC Berkeley as a Visiting Research Plant Biologist in 1992, and then joined the Biology faculty at San Francisco State University (SFSU) as an Associate Professor in 1995. She was promoted to Full Professor in 1999. At SFSU Dr. Whalen was Project Director of the NIH CCSF/SFSU Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program, from 1996 to 2002, and of the NIH SFSU MBRS SCORE Program, from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, she became a Research Leader of the Crop Improvement and Utilization Unit at the Western Regional Research Center in the ARS-USDA.
IMP: the updated dates and locations for panels and meetings have been posted in the monthly meeting schedule page!!!
Sheila McCormick's fantastic presentation on grant writing: grant writing presentation to PMB postdoc assoc.ppt
New! We are on facebook: 
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BPA NEWS:
BPA Monthly Board Meeting
Would you like to get involved in the Berkeley Postdoc Association? Do you have ideas about issues that affect postdocs, social events to recommend, or programs you'd like to start? Come join us! The BPA is holding regular monthly meetings the third Wednesday of every month, and the meeting is open to all UC Berkeley Postdocs. The next meeting is October 15, 2008 . It will be at 6 pm in 652 Barrows Hall. We'll bring pizza, you bring ideas! Stay tuned for more details! The BPA is a great way to meet other postdocs, gain leadership experience, and make a difference in the postdoc community. Come join us this month and bring all your great ideas!.
Industry Seminar Series - Morrison and Forester
Our next industry seminar is on October 30th, 2008. It will feature a panel of attorneys (including one of the partners) and scientific analysts from Morrison and Foerster, a global law firm that focuses on finance, life sciences and technology. They will discuss career opportunities for scientists in intellectual property, patent prosecution and patent litigation, and will be accepting resumes from interested candidates. The seminar will be from 6:30 - 7:30 pm in the Lau Auditorium in Stanley Hall followed by a reception. More information will soon be posted on our website: postdocs.berkeley.edu.
New and Improved Postdoc Happy Hour
Our next postdoc happy hour is Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Mark your calendars and come out and join us! Free pizza, beer, soda, and lots of good company. We've doubled our happy hour budget, so we're doubling our drink selection! We'll be in front of Pat Brown's from 6-7 pm. Can't make it that early? Come join us at 7:30 pm at Jupiter's (on Shattuck Ave across from the BART station). Can't make it this week? Postdoc happy hour will be the first Wednesday of the month, every month at 6pm, come join us next time!
Updated information on salary changes:
Issued to date by the Office of the President for selected academic titles to be effective October 1, 2008.
**POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS:
The minimum salary rate for postdoctoral scholars is increasing from $34,752 to $35,508, effective October 1, 2008. Steps I and II of the current postdoctoral scholar scale will reflect this new rate. The total compensation provided to Postdoctoral-Fellows and Postdoctoral-Paid Directs should also reflect this new minimum. Further, PIs should plan for an additional increase to the minimum of the scale effective 10/1/09. The new minimum will either be $37,000 or the minimum of the NIH NRSA fellowship scale, whichever is higher.
Pay checks issued on October 31, 2008, for monthly employees and November 7, 2008, for hourly employees will reflect the new pay rates.
The updated salary scales are available at: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/10-01-08.Salary.Adjustments.html
Minimum Salary Increase
Did you know that the University of California is on a 3 year plan to raise the minimum salary for postdocs to NIH recommended levels? It started in October 2007, raising the minimum postdoc salary at UC Berkeley to $34,752. For more info, see this memo: http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/tab0708/letter.pdf We will keep you apprised of any further developments or announcements in this regard as we learn of them.
Business Cards
Do you need business cards? They’re a great tool for networking! There is a UCB service for doing this in-house. To order business cards (they range from $28 - $50 for 250 cards). You can pay with either a check or a chartstring at this link: http://ucprinting.berkeley.edu/advantages/businesscards.
Career Center services for Berkeley postdocs
Did you know that postdocs have full (and free) access to the UC Berkeley Career Center? Take advantage of this great resource! They offer job listings, workshops, career fairs, and even one-on-one counseling. To sign up for services, go to http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/Postdocs.stm, fill out the form and bring it in with a copy of your Cal ID.
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