Engineering Department Postdoc Committee

20/08/2020

IfM Postdoctoral Awards: Recognising Excellence in Research, Teaching and Academic Citizenship

Following the successful pilot scheme for Postdoctoral* Awards in 2019, the Institute for Manufacturing is running the IfM Postdoctoral Awards for the second year. Nominations can be submitted in three categories; Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Academic Citizenship. More information and the online nomination form can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/IfMPDA2020. Nominations are open until 07 September 2020.

Any University of Cambridge staff or student can nominate a Postdoc by filling out the online nomination form which is designed to be fast and fuss-free. The recipients of the IfM Postdoctoral Awards will each receive £250 and a free ticket to the IfM Christmas dinner (if it takes place). The winners will be announced by Head of the IfM, Prof Tim Minshall, during the Annual Celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week in September.

Thank you very much for helping acknowledge the exceptional contribution made by Postdocs to research, teaching and academic citizenship at the University.

*Research Assistants (who have passed their PhD viva voce at the time of nomination), Research Associates, Senior Research Associates and Principal Research Associates

30/04/2020

Lockdown / COVID Q&A for Postdocs
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm

This calendar collates all postdoc-facing events organised by the OPdA, PdOC Society, the Postdoc Careers Service, the Researcher Development Programme (RDP), and the Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC) - as well as submitted events from Colleges and Departments.

02/04/2020

EDPC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Announcements. Please visit our website.

It has been said a lot before but bears repeating to everyone, to be kind to themselves and their colleagues and their circumstances during this difficult period of transition and uncertainty.

03/03/2020

Whether you are an experienced mentor, looking for a refresher session, or completely new to the Department and looking to find out more about the mentoring scheme and what it has to offer to your own development and your experience here in Cambridge, I would strongly recommend.

When: Wednesday 18th March, 14.00-16.00
Where: Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Seminar Room 1

Find out more about Peer to Peer mentoring on: https://edpc.eng.cam.ac.uk/mentoring
Register on: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/cppd/event/3419570

18/11/2019

Commercialising your idea or invention – a guide for Engineering postdocs

Thu, 5 December 2019, 12:30 – 13:45 GMT

Location: Seminar Room (Ground Floor), Electrical Engineering Building
9 JJ Thomson Avenue
Cambridge
CB3 0FF

Turn ideas generated from research into new businesses, products or services that benefit society

29/10/2019

One to one support for research writing with Anthony Haynes - availability in November

Main Site :
1 November, 9.45 and 12.15
29th November 9.45

IfM:
8 November 9.45, 10.30, 11.30
15 Nov 9.45, 10.30
22 Nov 11.30, 12.15

Schedule your appointment online Frontinus Ltd (Anthony Haynes)

25/10/2019

Postdocs: Solving Research Problems Creatively

DATE: Monday 28 October, 10:00-13:00
VENUE: Student Services Centre, Exam Hall D

While we might assume that creativity is a fixed innate ability – stereotypically leading to the creation of poems and paintings – in the context of our research, the creative thinking process that underpins creativity can be seen as a skill to be developed to solve problems large and small. Ind...

21/10/2019

Creative Cambridge

'Supporting university-industry collaborations in the creative sector'

Tuesday 19th November

Registration is now open for Creative Cambridge, a one-day event to spark constructive conversations between Cambridge researchers and industry experts in the creative sector.

15/10/2019

Next Postdoc Mentoring Training will take place on Wednesday 27 Nov, 14.00-16.00 at the Department of Engineering (James Dyson Building, Teaching Room).
Training will be carried out by Steve Joy, Head of Researcher Development at the University.

Sign up at: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/eng/event/3233495

You can find more information regarding EDPC Mentoring Scheme at: https://edpc.eng.cam.ac.uk/mentoring

12/10/2019

26/09/2019

An Initial Guide to Leadership

DATE: Tuesday 22 Oct 2019, 10:00 - 12:00
VENUE: Postdoc Centre@ Mill Lane, Eastwood Room

Are you in a formal leadership role, or have you taken on leadership positions informally?

This workshop will help you to consider the variety of situations and contexts you find yourself leading in and guide you in understanding your leadership skills and abilities so that you can improve them and deploy them thoughtfully.

This workshop will help you to consider the variety of situations and contexts you find yourself leading in and guide you in understanding your leadership skills and abilities so that you can improve them and deploy them thoughtfully. We will look at a variety of meanings and views of leadership, di...