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Postdoctoral Training at UIC
336 UIC postdocs, at a glance:
- 70%: Conducting research in biomedical fields
- 70%: International postdocs
- 5: K99/R00 awardees
Although the majority of postdocs at UIC are in biomedical fields, we have postdocs appointed in many STEM, humanities, liberal arts, and social science fields. The goal of the UIC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is to foster an open and welcoming community of postdocs and a robust career and professional development training program that will be beneficial to ALL postdocs, regardless of field of study or future career choice, by focusing on building key skills and preparing you for the next step in your career through career exploration and job search preparation.
Where do UIC's postdocs land after their postdoc training? Thanks to Academic Analytics, we know! Academic Analytics located 13 years of postdocs who left UIC between 2011 and 2024. UIC postdoc alumni are located in institutions and companies all over the world! The top 10 employers of UIC's postdocs are: 1) UIC; 2) Northwestern University; 3) Abbott; 4) The University of Chicago; 5) AbbVie; 6) Argonne National Laboratory; 7) New York University; 8) University of Michigan; 9) Baylor College of Medicine; and T-10) Harvard University, Loyola University Chicago, New York University, Rush University, University of California San Francisco, and Vanderbilt University. 59% of UIC postdoc alumni have stayed in academia, with 28% becoming tenure-track faculty. 32% of UIC's postdoc alumni have transitioned to careers in industry.
Resources for Postdoctoral Training at UIC
Opportunities for Postdocs
The joint mission of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) & Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is to enhance the postdoc experience at UIC by providing support, creating opportunities, measuring success, and building community.
Learn more about:
- Career and professional development training for UIC postdocs
- Annual Postdoc Career Development Symposium
- Benefits and policies for UIC postdocs
- Resources for funding, grant writing, and research at UIC
UIC Postdoctoral Association
Research at UIC
UIC ranks among the nation’s leading research universities and is Chicago’s largest university with 33,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 16 colleges, and the state’s major public health system. At Chicago’s only public research university, real-world problems are solved through innovation and discovery. Research at the University of Illinois Chicago reshapes educational policy; develops cleaner, more sustainable energy; helps to make sense of today’s vast amounts of computer-generated data; and drives economic development by moving research to practical application. Outstanding programs range from the creation of new medical diagnostic techniques and treatments to studying urban climate change and environmental health to creating quantum computers. You will find opportunities to pursue your interests in-depth with researchers on the cutting edge of discovery in the humanities, social sciences, natural and medical sciences and engineering.
Medical campus at UIC
