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Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Welcome! Whether you are a current postdoc, a faculty or staff member who works with postdocs or a prospective appointee, we’re glad you are here.

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¹ú²úÔ­´´ postdoctoral fellows, commonly known as postdocs, are professionals who have earned doctoral degrees and are temporarily pursuing additional scholarly training, experience and research progress necessary for a wide range of career paths. Postdocs play an important role in ¹ú²úÔ­´´â€™s research enterprise and are integral to the discovery and learning mission of ¹ú²úÔ­´´ and Medical Center. At any given time, ¹ú²úÔ­´´ has around 500 postdocs across both VU and VUMC.

¹ú²úÔ­´´ provides exceptional postdoctoral opportunities with rich mentoring experiences and resources. Faculty, students, postdocs, and staff work closely together to examine challenging questions across a wide range of disciplines. As a result, postdocs at ¹ú²úÔ­´´ have the opportunity to further enhance their skills and prepare for future careers while working with leading scholars in the biological and physical sciences, engineering, humanities, law, business, and social sciences.

Mission

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is responsible for planning and managing programs and services for ¹ú²úÔ­´´â€™s postdoctoral community. OPA supports ¹ú²úÔ­´´-affiliated postdocs as well as faculty and staff administrators who work with the postdoctoral population. OPA is the central resource for postdoctoral services and serves as a liaison among postdocs and central University administrative offices. OPA also works closely with the ¹ú²úÔ­´´ Postdoctoral Association (VPA) to address the interests and concerns of postdocs.

Postdoc Training at ¹ú²úÔ­´´

¹ú²úÔ­´´ is an internationally recognized private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development, as well as a full range of graduate and professional degrees. Faculty, students, postdocs, and staff work closely together to examine challenging questions across a wide range of disciplines. As a result, postdocs at ¹ú²úÔ­´´ have the opportunity to further enhance their skills and prepare for future careers while working with leading scholars in the biological and physical sciences, engineering, the humanities, law and business, and the social sciences.

  • 500+

    Postdoctoral Scholars

  • 3,100

    external awards received by VU and VUMC in 2021

  • $1B+

    received in research funding in 2021

The ¹ú²úÔ­´´ Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is a proud member of the .

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