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Postdoc Life

For more information about Cornell and the surrounding community please go to: Life at Cornell

Helpful information on balancing work and personal life www.ohr.cornell.edu/workLife/.

Child Care

Ithaca and the surrounding communities offer many public and private child care options. The Day Care and Child Development Council of Tompkins County maintains an extensive list of area child care providers. The council can interview day care providers, check references, help you write a day-care provider contract, and provide a number of other resources. They can be contacted at 273-0259, daycarecouncil.org.

Postdoctoral Associates are eligible to apply to the Cornell University Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCGS). The program helps Cornell employees pay child-care expenses of up to $5,000. The grants cover child care for work days, school holidays, summer vacations, and teacher work days. If you have any questions, please e-mail childcare@cornell.edu. More information about the program including how to apply can be found at www.ohr.cornell.edu/benefits/childcareGrant/index.html.

Dining

Cornell is well known for the quality of its dining. Services range from grab-and-go places to one-price all-you-can-eat facilities. For more information about dining, please visit dining.cornell.edu/dining.asp.

All postdocs are eligible to participate in the Meal Choice plan, a convenient and cost-effective way to eat on campus. For more information and to sign up for the plan, please check dining.cornell.edu/dining/meal_choice.asp.

Housing

Off-campus
255-5368
housing@cornell.edu
edining.campuslife.cornell.edu/och_pr/public/pub_default.asp

The Housing Office's Off-campus Life services include:

On-campus

Missy Riker
mar13@cornell.edu

On-campus housing is very limited for postdocs. Housing includes residences for singles, partners, and postdocs with families. In all on-campus housing, there is a strong emphasis on neighborhood and community.

International Postdocs

All international postdocs work with the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) to obtain a visa, and to check in when they arrive on campus. Please visit ISSO's Web site to familiarize yourself with their services.

Mailing lists -- POSTDOCS-L

This e-mail list has been established by the Postdoctoral Studies Office to facilitate communication to the Cornell postdocs community. This is a restricted list; mailings will come only from the Postdoctoral Studies Office.

  • To subscribe to Postdocs-L send an e-mail to: lyris@cornell.edu. In the body of the e-mail type:

    subscribe Postdocs-L firstname lastname
    (type your own first and last name)

  • To UN-subscribe to Postdocs-L, send an e-mail to: lyris@cornell.edu. In the body of the e-mail type:
    unsubscribe Postdocs-L firstname lastname
    (type your own first and last name)

  • If you do not want to receive individual messages from Postdocs-L each time someone sends something to it, you may wish to choose "Set Postdocs-L mail digest" by sending an e-mail to lyris@cornell.edu and write in the body of the e-mail:

    set Postdocs-L mail digest
  • If you will be away from Cornell for a while, but want to remain subscribed to the list, you may wish to choose "Set Postdocs-L mail postpone" by sending an e-mail to lyris@cornell.edu and write in the body of the e-mail: 
    set Postdocs-L mail postpone

You can get more information on how to use mailing lists on the Web at CIT. This list is not open to post. Please contact Christine Holmes to have a message posted or if you have further questions.

Mailing lists -- POSTDOCSUPPORT-L

This open e-mail list has been established by the Postdoctoral Studies Office to facilitate communication within the Cornell postdocs community. You may use this list to find other involved in similar research, find information from other postdocs and researchers, or meet other postdocs on campus.

  • To subscribe to Postdocsupport-L send an e-mail to: lyris@cornell.edu. In the body of the e-mail type:
    subscribe Postdocsupport-L "firstname lastname"
    (type your own first and last name)

  • To UN-subscribe to Postdocsupport-L, send an e-mail to: lyris@cornell.edu. In the body of the e-mail type:
    unsubscribe Postdocsupport-L firstname lastname
    (type your own first and last name)

  • If you do not want to receive individual messages from Postdocsupport-L each time someone sends something to it, you may wish to choose "Set Postdocsupport-L mail digest" by sending an e-mail to lyris@cornell.edu and write in the body of the e-mail:
    set Postdocsupport-L mail digest
  • If you will be away from Cornell for a while, but want to remain subscribed to the list, you may wish to choose "Set Postdocsupport-L mail postpone" by sending an e-mail to lyris@cornell.edu and write in the body of the e-mail: 
    set Postdocsupport-L mail postpone
    You can get more information on how to use mailing lists on the Web at CIT. This list is not open to post. Please contact Christine Holmes to have a message posted or if you have further questions.

Transportation

Commuter and Transportation Services
transportation@cornell.edu
255-7275

Parking:

All postdocs at Cornell are eligible to receive a parking permit. To get your permit, go to Ticket and Transportation Services with a letter from your department. For additional information, check Commuter and Parking Services.

Bus Service:

All postdocs have access to all Ithaca and campuses buses. Show the driver an ID when boarding a bus. For more information, check www.tcatbus.com

Prospective Postdocs:

Life at Cornell
Postdoc Benefits

How to find a postdoctoral position: Go to Faculty and Non-Faculty Instruction, Research & Extension Positions or the Cornell University Office of Human Resources Jobs at Cornell Web site.

Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships

The Provost's Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Program seeks to increase the number of scholars who will contribute to academic diversity and excellence at Cornell University and in American higher education by providing a two-year research, teaching, and mentoring experience. Promising scholars who have been historically underrepresented in higher education (including but not limited to African American, American Indian, and Hispanic/Latino) are encouraged to apply. Fellows will devote their time to research and will teach one course a year.

Award

There will be three awards each for a two-year term appointment of eleven months each year. We welcome applications from all disciplines, with the stipend dependent on the discipline and experience. Stipends will include health insurance and $2,000 for relocation/research expenses. Applicants must complete all requirements for the doctoral degree by August 2008 and should have received the degree within the past five years. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application

Applicants must submit an application letter (including e-mail address) in which the applicant clearly identifies the area or discipline of proposed research, a curriculum vitae, statement of proposed research not to exceed five pages, brief explanation of how the applicant will contribute to academic diversity at Cornell, and three letters of recommendation. Recommendations should be sent by referees under separate cover, one of whom must be the dissertation advisor.

The application deadline is January 15.

Kindly send application materials to:

Provost's Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity & Faculty Development
Cornell University
449 Day Hall
Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-2801
Phone: (607) 255-5358