Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association

Formed in 1998, the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association (VPA) serves as a platform to bring together and support the Vanderbilt postdoctoral community.

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All Vanderbilt-affiliated postdoctoral fellows and trainees (VU and VUMC) are welcome to participate in the VPA. The VPA is supported by The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

See News and Events below for details on upcoming meetings and events. If you have agenda items for the monthly meeting or wish to serve as a member of a VPA committee, please email postdoc(at)vanderbilt.edu.

You are invited to visit our Resources page, which includes a number of curated Resource Letters and links to other helpful resources for postdocs. 

VPA Board Meetings

The VPA hosts monthly board meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. These meetings are open to all VU and VUMC postdocs. For meeting information, email postdoc@vanderbilt.edu.

VPA Committees

Committees are a great way to become active in the postdoctoral community and strengthen your CV by highlighting those transferrable skills! If you want to join a committee, email postdoc@vanderbilt.edu.

Events

All Postdoc Events

Informal Postdoc Events

Are you looking to connect with other postdocs? Looking to set up a happy hour gathering? Looking to join a writing group? Looking to find people to go climbing, hiking, cycling or to get together to play board games with?

Join the VPA Slack Channel to connect with postdocs from all across campus!

Additional Ways to Connect