National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)

National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) is an annual celebration designed to recognize the significant contributions postdoctoral scholars make to U.S. research and discovery. Institutions from across the globe participate by holding special events, and the VSPA is pleased to celebrate UC Berkeley postdocs this year from September 20-24, 2021. Vice Chancellor for Research, Randy H. Katz, reached out to faculty and supervisors of postdocs to celebrate their postdocs during NPAW. See our news article on this year's NPAW and past events with pictures and social media shoutouts!

NPAW 2021 events include

September 20 - Postdocs, We Love you a Latte and Professional Photography Session

September 21 - Virtual Professional Development Workshop "Thriving Through Imposter Syndrome"

September 22 - PostdocFest and Professional Photography Session

September 23 - Careers After Your Cal Postdoc: Berkeley Postdoc Alumni Career Panel, co-sponsored by the Berkeley Postdoc Association (BPA)

September 24 - Professional Photography Session

Social Media Shout Outs

We encourage faculty to personally celebrate their postdocs through out social media campaign! Use these hashtags on your favorite platforms like Twitter and Facebook:

#ShoutOutYourPostdoc

#VSPANPAW

#CalPostdoc

#NPAW

#NPAW2021