Earth Sciences Division Postdocs

ES Division Director, Don DePaolo appointed two Advisors for the postdoc community:

• Jim Davis (Senior Scientist, Geochemistry Department)
• David Romps (Faculty Scientist, Climate Science Department)

The Advisors are available to meet/speak with the postdocs directly and be a "sounding board" or "safe" person to speak to if a postdoc feels they cannot speak with their supervisor or Human Resources, directly. Pulling from their own experience, the Advisors will provide advice and guidance on scientific directions or other topics of interest to the postdocs. The Advisors will also advise the Division Director and Management on issues and ideas to (1) make LBNL/ESD a great place to work, (2) enhance the postdoc work experience, and to (3) provide continuing education and career development opportunities.

February 23^rd, 2011 (pdf)

October 6^th, 2011 (pdf)

ESD is addressing its training and development initiatives by identifying courses, programs, and resources that will assist employees in improving core capabilities, fostering creativity, and mentoring others. Click on the view more link to read these opportunities in greater detail. In addition, listed below are two At-A-Glance documents that outline guidelines for success for Postdoctoral Fellows and guidelines for supervisors of Postdocs with a goal to open up lines of communication, developing goals and expectations.

• Postdoctoral Fellows Guidelines for Success
• Guidelines for Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisors

Click here to view more employee/career development and training resources  »

There are a variety of seminars, trainings, meetings and events happening across the division. The ESD events calendar is a central resource for you to stay up-to-date.

Click here to view the ESD events calendar »

Junior staff science discussion groups have been organized within a few of ESD's Program Research Areas and Projects and are open to all junior staff members of ESD. The purpose of these groups is to improve communication, as well as provide an opportunity to get to know each other's work with the goal of improving collaborations throughout research areas. Discussion groups meet on a regular basis,  are led by a junior staff member, and are open to those who's interest as specific to the research area. The following Research Areas and Project discussion groups are currently active:

• Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO₂
  
• Contact the current discussion leader, Alejandro (Alex) Fernandez-Martinez, Postdoctoral Fellow or Lisa Kelly, NCGC Business/Project Manager, for more information.
• Sustainable Systems Scientific Focus Area
• Contact the current discussion leader, Charuleka Varadharajan, Postdoctoral Fellow or Lisa Kelly, SFA Project Manager, for more information.

To get your staff page created on the ESD website, please email esdwebmaster@lbl.gov with your portrait photo, CV and a short bio (1-2 paragraphs). One of the ESD web team will create your staff page for you and email you when it is ready. Training is also available for those who wish to update the content on their staff page themselves using our web content management system.

The following is a list of fellowships offered at Berkeley Lab. These fellowships are offered every few years depending on availability of funds for a given period of time. Look for Level-1 announcements from the Division Office, Human Resources, or information communicated through TABL. Interested posdoctoral fellows should discuss opportunities with their supervisors or Human Resources before applications are submitted.

• Seaborg Fellowship
• E.O. Lawrence Fellowship

Networking with other postdocs is also a critical activity while at Berkeley Lab, and the purpose of this page is to provide the information needed to make that as easy as possible.

LBL and UCB have in place a system to grant UCB Credentials (Cal 1 ID Cards and Calnet Usernames & Passwords) to LBL Postdocs, and Employees who need to utilize UCB resources.

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