Institutional Memberships

Rutgers University is a Sustaining Member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), and one of the greatest benefits is you can become an Affiliate Member of the NPA for free!  The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in collaboration with  Dr. Kathleen Scotto —Vice Chancellor for Research, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Vice Dean, School of Graduate Studies —bring to all of you the opportunity to have a free affiliate membership to the NPA.

We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to help you network with other postdocs across the country and gain access to members-only resources that can help further your career.

Signing up is simple. Click on this link, choose the "Postdoc-Affiliate Membership' category, and follow the registration process. Once you click “Submit” the NPA Membership Manager will review your Affiliate membership within five working days, and you will receive an email when it has been approved.

As an NPA Affiliate Member, you are entitled to these benefits:

• Subscription to NPA e-alerts, a periodic news announcement, and The POSTDOCket, the NPA’s official monthly newsletter
• Reduced registration fees to the NPA Annual Conference & eligibility for the NPA travel award program
• Access to members-only NPA web content, such as career planning resources and policy information
• Access to NPA member groups to connect & network with fellow NPA members
• Discounts to some services and products.
• Opportunities to serve and contribute your expertise on a variety of NPA committees
• National representation on postdoctoral issues

The NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students from more than 450 colleges and universities. Its resources are highly beneficial--not only for faculty and students of color but for all in need of general mentoring and other resources to support transitions throughout their careers.

By becoming an institutional member, all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students have access to the following member resources at no additional cost:

• Weekly Monday motivator
• Monthly core curriculum webinars
• Monthly guest expert webinars
• Access to multi-week courses
• A private discussion forum for peer-mentoring & problem-solving
• Monthly accountability buddy matches
• Moderated writing challenges
• Access to the member library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings

In addition to the resources available to you as an institutional member, the center also offers professional development training and intensive mentoring programs. To claim your institutional membership, you will need to activate your personal membership account.

How to activate your membership:

• Visit the NCFDD join page and select our institution from the drop-down list
• Choose the campus most convenient to you
• Select “activate my membership” (by entering name, email, etc.)

You will receive an activate my account/confirmation email so you can get started right away

If you have any questions or comments, please contact diversity@rutgers.edu. If you have any technical questions, feel free to email NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.

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