NYU School of Medicine Postdoctoral Program

Welcome to the NYU School of Medicine’s Postdoctoral Program. We are delighted that you have chosen NYU to continue your research training. With over 50 centers, 30 academic departments, and 376,000 square feet of research laboratories, this great research community has long kept our institution on the cutting edge of scientific discovery and innovation. Our Postdoctoral scholars are a valued segment of this research community and they come to us from all over the globe both to train with our skilled faculty and to contribute to our successes. We highly value these contributions and our office seeks to enhance, support and promote our scientists during their time with us. It is our hope that this website will introduce you to the many opportunities and resources available to further enhance your postdoctoral experience here at NYU School of Medicine.

News, Highlights and Upcoming Postdoc Events



  • Grant Writing for Scientists - Our popular grantwriting course is back! We are in the middle of redesigning the course to make it more effective, and have cut the class time from five lectures to three based on feedback from past courses. Unfortunately, the class is so popular that the writing portion is always oversubscribed and it’s likely that we won’t be able to fit any postdocs into writing groups this time. Class will meet on May 30th and June 6th to cover the major parts of the NIH grant, and on June 13th, there will be a special session on the NRSA fellowships. You are more than welcome to attend the lectures even if you aren’t interested or chosen to participate in the full writing sessions that will run through mid-July. Click here for the syllabus. Sign up here!

  • NYU POSTDOCS Unite!

    1. NYC Postdoc Soccer Tournament - May 19th, Roosevelt Island, NY (click here for more details)
    2. Postdoc Family International Picnic in Central Park, NYC - May 26th (click here for more details)
  • NYU Discounts and Perks. Did you know that as an NYU affiliated Postdoctoral researcher, you are eligible for discounts on business cards, gym memberships, event tickets, Zipcar rentals and much more? Click here to view some of the discounts and perks available to you as an employee of NYU.
  • Fellowship Announcement:  The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies announces its 2012 sessions and call for applications.  This program is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.  Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels.  Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years are eligible to apply.  Areas of study may include any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary field.  A stipend grant award will be provided to offset expenses. The 2012 Winter/Spring session will take place January 23 through April 13, 2012, and the Fall session will take place August 27 through November 16, 2012.  For application deadlines, additional eligibility criteria, and more information, please visit: www.national-academies.org/policyfellows
  • Click here to view photos of the EPIC Sackler Summer Party and the 1st ever Sackler Lab Olympics!
  • View our gallery of photos from some of our recent Postdoc events. 
  • The New York Postdocs website was established in summer 2009 with the goal to pool information relevant to postdoctoral researchers and their families in the greater New York City area. In addition, this web site should help to establish inter-institutional connections. Join and participate! The career, life, and news sections are available for blogging. Share your up to date information with fellow postdocs: www.newyorkpostdocs.com
  • Produced by HHMI and Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Making the Right Moves is a book for postdoctoral scholars going into academia. It features a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators. Chapters include, how to obtain a faculty position, staffing a lab, tracking projects, obtaining funding, mentoring trainees, and more. Bound copies are available from our office or you can download a pdf copy here.
  • The NYU Postdoc Bio Career Center. The NYU Postdoctoral Association is pleased to announce that NYU has joined the Bio Career Center Consortium of Schools, along with Stanford, Berkley, UCSF, CalTech, University of Pennsylvania, and other leading research institutions. With over 400 listings, Bio Career Center is a comprehensive career resource center for Postdocs and MD's. This career website provides online career resources and job postings for postdocs and also serves as a recruitment service for prospective employers.