NextGen Postdoctoral Fellowship Expectations

The NextGen Postdoctoral Fellowship runs for a two-year term and is designed to enhance your professional development with mentoring and community engagement opportunities at an early career stage. Below is a summary of goals which are curated to provide a clear path to an independent career, developing our researchers into attractive job candidates with transferable entrepreneurship, science communication and research development skills.

Year 1

• Pursue research training and professional development activities on a full-time basis.
• Participate in NextGen Precision Health events, including the Pathways symposium in the spring, Pathways Presents professional development summit in the fall, and the monthly Discovery Series events.
• Participate in a community event that engages with a population that is impacted by the fellow’s research area. Engagement event opportunities will be facilitated by NextGen.
• Develop and deliver a presentation for the NextGen Precision Health "How To" series, a professional development series for trainees.
• Participate in twice-yearly cohort Zoom calls to discuss progress.
• Acknowledge NextGen Precision Health Initiative support in publications, presentations and abstracts.

Year 2

• Pursue research training and professional development activities on a full-time basis.
• Present at the Pathways symposium in the spring.
• Attend Pathways Presents professional development summit in the fall and the monthly Discovery Series events.
• Develop and deliver a presentation for the NextGen Precision Health "How To" series, a professional development series for trainees.
• Participate in a community event that engages with a population that is impacted by the fellow’s research area. Engagement event opportunities will be facilitated by NextGen.
• Participate in twice-yearly cohort Zoom calls to discuss progress.
• Acknowledge NextGen Precision Health Initiative support in publications, presentations and abstracts.

Please reach out to nextgen@umsystem.edu if you have additional questions.