Friday, November 10, 2006
Join the National Postdoctoral Association Marketing and Public Relations Committee
This is a unique opportunity to gain marketing experience, which is not something normally available to us as research scientists.
Due to the new affiliate membership category, everyone at the NIEHS, Duke, and UNC Chapel Hill is eligible to participate on NPA committees for free.
Individual membership for postdocs and graduate students at other locations is a low $35/year.
Having these business and leadership skills on your CV/resume can put your name to the top of the candidate list. This is a critical part of your training that is underdeveloped and underemphasized by most academic settings.
Marketing duties include:
Due to the new affiliate membership category, everyone at the NIEHS, Duke, and UNC Chapel Hill is eligible to participate on NPA committees for free.
Individual membership for postdocs and graduate students at other locations is a low $35/year.
Having these business and leadership skills on your CV/resume can put your name to the top of the candidate list. This is a critical part of your training that is underdeveloped and underemphasized by most academic settings.
Marketing duties include:
- Create and implement new ways to draw postdocs into the NPA, particularly if they do not have a postdoc office at their institution.
- Develop and implement an Annual Marketing Plan. The marketing plan will be derived from the NPA Business Plan and the NPA Strategic Plan.
- Monitor publications and other communication vehicles for coverage of issues affecting the postdoctoral community. Seek out opportunities to respond as appropriate.
- Cultivate relationships with members of the news media, especially those serving the above audiences. Maintain the NPA Press List.
- Maintain the NPA Press Room on the NPA website.
