PostDoc Research Extravaganza 2021

Hello UNH and Dartmouth Postdoctoral Communities!

It is a great pleasure to announce the 2^nd Annual UNH Dartmouth Postdoctoral Research Extravaganza! While we can't be in person this year, we've put together an exciting series of virtual events for the week of January 25^th – 29^th.

This year's events are sponsored by the Dartmouth College Postdoctoral Association and the University of New Hampshire Postdoctoral Association.

This year's research extravaganza will have the theme "My Research in the Time of…"  For participants signing up for oral presentations (there are three sessions) we ask that you connect your research and presentation to one of the four themes described below. Themes are intended to promote creative and fun thinking and to find unique connections among disciplinary topics. You are encouraged to think broadly and connect to themes in whatever ways you find meaningful. You can select your theme using the registration and abstract links below. You are also welcome to use other media other than PowerPoint to share your research. Play the guitar? Ever tried to turn your research into a work of poetry? Can you summarize your work using a box of crayons? We encourage you to have fun.

We also encourage participants to use talks and resources that are already developed. For example, please feel free to recycle (or slightly amend) previous talks. Participants should also feel free to share other resources including such things as blog posts and outreach efforts.

1. My Research in the Time of Flying Cars
2. My Research in the Time of Pangea
3. My Research in the Time of the Gold Rush
4. My Research in the Time of the World Cup

Professional development and collaborative opportunities are also available throughout the week including speed collaborating sessions, opportunities to talk with Deans and other professionals about those "soft" skills that matter in the research and professional world, and sessions focused on managing an expanding research portfolio, and effective and efficient writing techniques.

Please complete registration and abstract submission by Tuesday, January 19^th

Speed collaborating Session #1: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: REGISTER HERE

Bring a full coffee mug and get ready to speed collaborate! This session will provide an opportunity to interact and share skills and interests with other postdocs and learn about a lot of cool research. 

Oral Presentations Session #1: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: REGISTER AND ADD ABSTRACTS HERE

These oral presentations will be approximately 8 minutes long and provide an opportunity to share your work with the larger UNH and Dartmouth communities. Remember to connect your research to one of the four themes.

Speed collaborating Session #2: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM:: REGISTER HERE

Bring a full mug of your favorite evening drink and get ready to speed collaborate! This session will provide an opportunity to interact and share skills and interests with other postdocs and learn about a lot of cool research. 

Oral Presentation Session #2 Lightning talks: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: REGISTER AND ADD ABSTRACTS HERE

These oral presentations will be approximately 3 minutes long and provide an opportunity to share your work with the larger UNH and Dartmouth communities. Remember to connect your research to one of the four themes.

Soft Skills that Matter (Two concurrent sessions/options)

Soft skills that Matter in Academia: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: REGISTER HERE

Soft skills that Matter in the Private/Public Sector: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM REGISTER HERE  

Facilitating Collaboration: Managing a growing research portfolio and professional network: 3:00 – 4:30 PM REGISTER HERE

Professional Development

Life as a Professional Writer: A Discussion on being an Effective and Efficient Writer: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: REGISTER HERE

Oral Presentations Session #3: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: REGISTER AND ADD ABSTRACTS HERE

These oral presentations will be approximately 8 minutes long and provide an opportunity to share your work with the larger UNH and Dartmouth communities. Remember to connect your research to one of the four themes.

Victoria Blodgett Memorial Pub Quiz
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

To close out the week, and to remember Victoria Blodgett (Asst. Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs) who passed away last year, we are hosting a special event to remember her. Please join us in community as we share our memories of Victoria and her love of pub quizzes in this light-hearted Zoom event. Please email Amanda Skinner for the zoom link.