College of Arts and Science Vanderbilt University
Department of

Biological Sciences

Postdoctoral Scholars

Below are some informational links to better serve you.


Postdoctoral Scholar overview:

Postdoctoral Scholar benefits:

Postdoctoral Association:

Funding opportunities and resources for postdocs:

Career development for postdocs:

Other postdoctoral scholar information:

Responsible Conduct in Research:  
    All posdoctoral scholars must complete a web based RCR course: the CITI based, RCR for Bio/Physical Sciences-VUBPS (see link below). Completion must be done within a month of the start date of employment. In addition to giving Leslie Maxwell a copy of the Course Completion Page once you are done, you should save a copy for your records as other institutions you might be affiliated with in the future may require such a course.

    For yearly reappointments, postdoctoral scholars and their mentors must include, with the request for reappointment, a summary of all RCR related activities that occurred in the current appointment period. Instructions for reappointment and an RCR checklist that can be used for documenting RCR activities can be found here.    

     General RCR information: 

     On line course required of all postdocatoral scholars: 

  
Postdoctoral salary support for development of grant proposals:   

   Policies and procedures for appointment and promotion within the Research Faculty track