The Postdoctoral Program

Our VIGRE grant gives postdoctoral fellows time to develop their research and teaching with guidance from our faculty. VIGRE postdocs are appointed for two to three years, with teaching duties of two courses per academic year. They are important contributors to VIGRE research groups and seminars, and are encouraged to participate in the wider mathematical community by attending conferences and applying for research grants.

The 2001-02 and 2002-03 VIGRE postdocs were Aaron Abrams, Jim Solazzo, Bill Rulla, and Nancy Wrinkle. The 2003-04 VIGRE postdocs were Aaron Abrams, Jim Solazzo, Bill Rulla, and Jo Hoffacker. Our VIGRE postdocs for 2004-05 and 2005-06 were Kenneth Baker, Jason Parsley, Clay Petsche, and Tatyana Sorokina. Our VIGRE postdocs hired in 2008 are David Swinarski and Jeremy Wong. The VIGRE postdocs hired in 2009 are Christopher Drupieski, Niles Johnson and Eunju Sohn.

We've made our VIGRE initiatives a permanent part of our postdoctoral program. These initiatives include the assignment of research and teaching mentors to every postdoc, annual grant and job workshops, and postdoc participation in VIGRE research groups.

Fall 2011 Developmental Workshops

The Applying for Jobs at Liberal Arts Colleges Workshop was held on Thursday, September 15th from 2:30-3:30 in Boyd 323. Lisa Townsley led the workshop.

The Job Application Workshop was held on Thursday, September 8th from 2:15-3:15 in Boyd 323. The workshop, entitled "How to Apply for Academic Jobs", was led by Daniel Nakano and Sa'ar Hersonsky and will cover:

• Application materials
• How to find jobs
• Ways to prepare for entering the academic job market

The Grant Writing Workshop was held on Thursday, August 25th from 2:00-3:00 in Boyd 323. It was led by Robert Rumely and Robert Varley, and provided information about the grant writing process, support system, and timeline. The program for the workshop was as follows:

• 2:00-2:10 Malcolm Adams and Robert Varley, Introduction and Department Head's Perspective
• 2:10-2:40 Joe Fu and Bob Rumely, Elements and Content of a Proposal
• 2:40-2:55 Cathy Cuppett and Connie Poore, Deadlines and Fastlane Submission through UGA

Spring 2011 Developmental Workshops

The Job Application Workshop II was led by Daniel Nakano and Joseph Fu on Tuesday, January 18th from 3:30-4:30 in Boyd 302. The workshop was entitled "I have just applied to hundreds of jobs, what can I do to prepare for an interview?" In this workshop we discussed:

• interviewing/negotiating strategies
• what to look for in a tenure-track position
• how to prepare for your job talk
• views from a former department head
• how to continue your professional development after you land a permanent position

Current Departmental Postdocs for 2011-12:

For contact information see the department faculty directory.

Click here to see a list of postdoctoral fellows (current and former).