Office of Postdoctoral Education

- Research Overview
- Research at UNMC
  As a leader in ground-breaking research, UNMC has over 1,400 active projects in numerous areas of emphasis.
- Research Facilities
  State-of-the-art facilities enable UNMC postdocs to work in a technologically enhanced research environment.
- Resources for Researchers
  You’ll have access to internal experts, as well as external resources, to ensure you are equipped with the right tools to succeed.
- Funding Opportunities
  Here are a few other funding sources to explore if you need to supplement or replace funding from your PI.
- Distinguished Scientists
  Our researchers are the best and brightest from all over the world, working tirelessly to discover treatments and cures.
- Employment Overview
- Current Job Openings
  View a list of current employment opportunities as a UNMC postdoctoral scholar.
- Salary & Benefits
  We value our postdocs, so we offer competitive wages and generous benefits.
- Mentoring
  Discover what you should think about when choosing a mentor and what to expect from your experience at UNMC.
- Postdoc Timeline
  Here's an outline of what you should be doing at various stages in your postdoc time at UNMC
- Resources for Current Postdocs
  Current UNMC postdocs have access to a variety of key resources across campus, as well as a postdoc handbook.
- Training & Career Development Overview
- Workshops & Webinars
  Our professional development seminars are designed to build skills that you can use inside and outside the lab.
- New Postdoc Training
  Postdoctoral scholars are required to complete three programs in their first year at UNMC.
- Certificate Program
  Our certificate programs help you develop and demonstrate tangible skills outside of the lab.
- Teaching Fellowship
  UNMC and MCC have partnered to offer postdocs an opportunity to build valuable teaching experience.
- Community Overview
- Current Postdoc Directory
  Meet our postdocs, who come from all over the country and the world.
- Life in Omaha
  The Omaha metro offers plenty of options to accommodate your lifestyle.
- Networking & Support Communities
  We want to make sure our postdocs feel welcomed and supported throughout their training time.
- Wellness at UNMC
  From our on-site fitness facility and counseling programs to campus events, UNMC encompasses wellness in everything we do.
- International Postdoc Support
  The Office of Global Engagement offers numerous services to support international scholars, including immigration and visa sponsorship.

— Office of Postdoctoral Education — Training & Career Development — Certificate Programs

Certificate Programs

Certificate programs are important parts of your postdoctoral training, as they help you develop and demonstrate tangible skills outside of the laboratory.

These programs are entirely optional and are designed to not interfere with your laboratory work. You will have the entirety of your postdoctoral career at UNMC to earn each certificate.

As a postdoc, you will automatically be enrolled in the certificate courses when you begin your training at UNMC. All the modules for each certificate are located in Canvas.

Certificate in Scientific Communications

The Certificate in Scientific Communications is designed to help increase your scholarly output. Through the training, you will create products for an idea or thesis across three media (written, presentation, digital). It also introduces you to some of the scholarly resources available at UNMC and other research institutions.

Certificate in Teaching and Education

This certificate is designed to help you develop teaching skills. There are three parts to the training:

Learn the fundamentals of digital teaching to help develop the knowledge and skills in course design and teaching that is necessary to teach in the online (and traditional) environment effectively.
Participate in a Metropolitan Community College teaching fellowship.
Create an educational product based on your research (such as a recorded lecture, Canvas module, etc.).

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