Interaction With The Community
The NPA maintains a Facebook page, a LinkedIn page, and a Twitter account. These sites are used to encourage communication and information sharing by the NPA members and the community. Activities on these sites are subject to NPA terms of use:
1. To join this group, you must be one or more of the following: a. Full, individual or affiliate member of the NPA; b. Postdoc* (current or former); c. Graduate student; d. Postdoc office administrator or staff; e. Faculty member, principal investigator, postdoc supervisor, or postdoc mentor; f. Involved in postdoc affairs.
2. Posts on this group must be relevant to postdoc affairs, including but not limited to the following: a. Positive comments and suggestions; b. Questions or request for assistance; c. Announcements of events or programs related to postdocs.
3. Posts that in any way are judged by the NPA administrators to harm the reputation of individuals or groups will be removed. Persons that make such posts may be denied future access to the group.
4. Posts that seriously contradict the official policies of the NPA may be removed, depending on attitude, content, and presentation, as judged by the NPA administrators. For example, a post that offers citations and sources in the interest of starting an open and honest dialogue regarding NPA policy will be fine. A post that is made simply to denigrate the organization or persons within the organization is likely to be removed. Persons that make such posts may be denied future access to the group.
5. Constructive criticism is welcome; for the biggest impact, however, we recommend e-mailing those comments directly to the NPA leadership (contact @nationalpostdoc.org). That way, your comments will be seen for certain by the NPA staff and Board.
6. Posts that are advertisements or spam will be removed.
A postdoctoral scholar ("postdoc") is an individual holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in a temporary period of mentored research and/or advanced scholarly training for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of his or her choosing.
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