The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost supports, enriches, and promotes postdoctoral affairs efforts. We support the growth and development of postdoctoral scholars/fellows at Iowa State University, providing a community for postdocs and serving as a professional resource for postdocs, faculty mentors, and additional stakeholders on campus.
Postdoctoral Affairs

Policies and Guidelines
Review these policies and guidelines.
Coming soon:
- Drop-in Discussion Hours for Postdocs
- Drop-in Discussion Hours for Faculty/Staff
information coming soon
- Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- Graduate College: Professional Development
- Graduate College: Preparing Future Faculty
- Office of the Vice President for Research
- University Library
- Departmental offerings
- Professional organizations
- National agencies
- Iowa State University Events calendar
Campus:
Ames:
National:
- Career Exploration
- Beyond the Professoriate (Login – Beyond the Prof - choose “Iowa State University” and sign in with your ISU credentials)
- InterSECT Job Simulations
- Science Careers
- The Versatile PhD
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
- Independent Development Programs (IDPs)
- ImaginePhD for humanities and social sciences
- MyIDP for STEM from the AAAS
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
- National Postdoctoral Association (register as an “affiliate individual member”)
- National Research Mentoring Network
- Postdoc Academy
For questions or more information, contact:
- Catherine Showalter, PhD, cshow@iastate.edu