Michigan State University’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is dedicated to Leadership Development, Postdoctoral Training Infrastructure, and Training Support.
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Postdoc Orientation Update!
Due to the recent events relating to the Coronavirus outbreak, orientation sessions have adjusted to fit an online format via Zoom. Please continue to use the button to the right to register for these sessions. Stay safe and healthy!
Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Native Nations, historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.
Profound hurt, anger, frustration and despair will need more than soothing words
/0 Comments/in News /by Aaron ReiflerI would like to echo the words of MSU President Samuel Stanley and Provost Teresa Sullivan and stress the commitment towards building an inclusive environment at MSU and in our home communities. The senseless deaths of David McAtee, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (and so many other innocent Black men and women) at the hands […]
Happy Start of Summer
/in News /by Aaron ReiflerIt’s an American tradition to mark the start of Summer with cookouts and gatherings during Memorial Day weekend. While we normally honor those who made sacrifices in military service, our flags stood at half-mast for the entire weekend to also recognize the significant losses we are currently suffering to COVID-19. This year struck a particularly […]
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is trying out a blog
/in News /by Aaron ReiflerSorting through the endless online opportunities to find worthwhile content can be a full time job. Fortunately, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Postdoctoral Association are here for you. Ideally, this will be the only place you’ll need to look for updates on anything related to postdocs at MSU, whether it is a change […]