BLPA

Official twitter account of Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association. Our views are from the hill, and we do not represent views of LBL or UCB.

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

We have launched a new Slack “fun space” for all @BerkeleyLab and affiliated postdocs. Whether you need help navigating the lab, are looking for housing or job postings, or want to find friends who share your interests, our workspace has you covered. https://t.co/U8doMZg4w0

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

@KamalSh97859262 It will be an all-day event. Starting at 9 am and ending at 5 pm. Company booths will be open starting after noon.

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

We're excited to announce the 2023 Berkeley Postdoc Career Fair on July 21st.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the over 2000 highly qualified postdoc professionals at both Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and UC Berkeley.

Contact address:
[email protected]

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Stop by for free coffee and sweats and for a chance to meet your fellow LBL postdocs!

When: Thursday, March 16th from 3:00-3:30pm
Where: Lounge and/or terrace of Joint Genome Institute, 3rd floor, building 91

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

The BLPA invites you this Thursday at 3pm in welcoming solar panel engineer Dave Palm as he gives a career perspective working at an energy startup.

Zoom link: https://t.co/yGLZYmIaab

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Dare to create a better workplace, a better academia ❤️ Be part of the change

Join us on the picket lines for Week 2! 🪧📢

@UAW5810 @uaw2865 #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

[UAW Local 5810 @UAW5810]

This is bigger than us. Bring on week II...
#UAWonStrike
#FairUCNow

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Hey UC, we’re not going to take it anymore! 📢

We want fair contracts and we want them now! ⏰

#FairUCNow #UAWonStrike @UAW5810 @uaw2865

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

📢Calling all postdocs: The movement is growing and WE have the power 🤩 Grab your coworkers and join the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association on the picket lines to fight for a fair contract!

@UAW5810 @uaw2865 #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

Academic workers marching on a picket line at the Berkeley Lab gate singing 'Solidarity Forever' in unison. This is the first ever strike at LBNL! #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association stands in solidarity with LBL and UC postdocs, academic researchers, and graduate students on strike for fair contracts. We want our labs and classrooms to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all 💙@UAW5810 @uaw2865 #FairUCNow

[Marca Doeff @DoeffMarca]

The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is now accepting applications for the John Newman fellowship here: https://t.co/mO6VVaLh8x. Early career scientists interested in Beyond Lithium Ion battery research should apply!

[LBNL Career Pathways @LBNLpathways]

And the results of @BerkeleyLab #LabSLAM2022 are in!

First place: Sarah Gleeson
Second place: Mohammed Ombadi
Third place: Aparajitha Srinivasan
People's choice: Ying Wang

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

Join us for our Lab Research SLAM on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 3p PT. YOU will have the opportunity to select the winner of the "People’s Choice Award!" 🏆 #LabSLAM2022 @LBNLpathways @BerkeleyPostdoc

Watch: ➡️ https://t.co/Hk3QHChfvl

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Join today at 3pm for SLAM 2022 in-person at the cafeteria patio. #NPAW2022

[LBNL Career Pathways @LBNLpathways]

*mic check* *mic check*

Today Thursday at 3pm Pacific is the annual @BerkeleyLab #ResearchSLAM!

Nine world-class scientists sharing their research in under 3 minutes. Don't miss it: the future is now!
https://t.co/qANq4EPSBH

Streaming live here:
https://t.co/AGBHlsdUkd

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

We 💙 our POSTDOCS! Join us in recognizing them, their contributions, and their critical impact on research here at Berkeley Lab. Happy #NPAW2022! #PostdocAppreciationWeek @BerkeleyPostdoc

[Joint Genome Institute @jgi]

3pm PDT, Sept. 22 on https://t.co/HyeTVy0ZwE: Watch the @BerkeleyLab Research SLAM finalists - incl. @LBNLBioSci reps @EcoEvoElle @aparsrini and @ying_wang_19 - take the 3-min #scicomm challenge. #LabSLAM2022 @LBNLPathways @BerkeleyPostdoc

[LBNL BioSci @LBNLBioSci]

Meet Elles Barnes, from @jgi who studies growing alternative fuel crops on marginal land. Check out her #LabSLAM2022 talk "Facebook of the Field: Microbial Networks" on 9/22 from 3-5pm Go #TeamBioSci!
@LBNLPathways @BerkeleyPostdoc @BerkeleyLab

https://t.co/Tc4m1zooDS

[LBNL Career Pathways @LBNLpathways]

Should you eat that radioactive 🍌? #LabSLAM2022 finalist, @emirof, is making the world safer by combining the power of drone technologies & 3D mapping to develop state-of-the-art radiation monitoring tools that can detect explosives and minimize radiation exposure.

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

Don’t miss this!! Watch our Berkeley Lab Research SLAM finalists go head-to-head Thurs., Sept. 22nd at 3p PT. YOU will have the opportunity to select the winner of the "People’s Choice Award!" 🏆 #LabSLAM2022 @LBNLpathways @BerkeleyPostdoc

Watch: ➡️ https://t.co/Hk3QHChfvl

[Jason Sheltzer @JSheltzer]

I want the US to be a mecca for the world’s scientific talent.

If you’re a scientist fighting for a green card, and your research involves cancer, aneuploidy, kinase inhibitors, or anything else that I know a little about, please send me a USCIS letter and I’ll gladly sign it.

[BLPA @BerkeleyPostdoc]

Register now for Postdoc career fair 2022 - More than 20 companies are participating in-person along with panel discussion on a range of careers for postdocs. https://t.co/6DLbcifLqT @LBNLpathways @BerkeleyLab @UCberkeley