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Welcome to MinorityPostdoc.org

This is the premier web portal on the minority postdoctoral experience featuring news, articles, resources, and events about jobs, career advice, professional development, funding, fellowships, mentoring, and diversity issues.

Mindfulness in Action Workshop

To support the well-being of academics at all levels of training, join us for a Mindfulness in Action workshop. This science-based guide to stress reduction workshop occurs on April 15, 2025 from 5-6pm EST. In this workshop, we will:

  • Understand how mindfulness is an effective practice for reducing stress as academics
  • Assess our current level of attention and awareness of self
  • Engage in practical mindfulness exercises

Produced by the National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) and Infinite GRADitude

DivSch24 Conference Success! Future Webinars

Our 2024 DiverseScholar Postdoctoral Conference (#DivSch24) was a success! Around 30 PhD trainees with 15 speakers, facilitators, and staff participated in our September 6-7 event in Orange County, CA. This seventh conference had professional development sessions, research presentations, and opportunities for recruiting. All activities support our membership in their postdoctoral and professional career exploration especially to diversify academia. We thank sponsors National Institutes of Health, Virginia Tech, and Stanford University.

Jobs & Other Advertisements

MinorityPostdoc.org is a niche marketing site with a diverse readership. The Job listings page has a complete roster of institutions who are reaching out to expand the diversity of their candidate applicant pools for professional/faculty or graduate/postdoc positions. Below is a subset of our advertisers.

Promotes Diversity and Leadership in the STEM Workforce

April 2 2025 - April 6 2025
: Memphis, TN
Inside Higher Ed, October 2012

Prominent researcher's Facebook post calling women at a neuroscience conference 'unattractive,' and lamenting lack of 'super model types,' sets off debate about sexism in science.

Our Contact List has 1,000+ Emails!

Our Monthly Newsletter Contact List has over 1,000 emails! To put that number in perspective, NSF estimates that there are only 3,000 underrepresented minority postdocs in the USA. The word clouds below show the institutions and names present in our email contact list.

names of Doctoral Directory members institutions of Doctoral Directory members