Faculty and Administrators

Postdoctoral Appointments

To understand the specifics of hiring, termination, and other important employment benefits and practices impacting U-M postdoctoral fellows, please refer to university human resources procedures.

• UHR Procedures
• U-M College of Engineering Postdoctoral Information
• Michigan Medicine Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Administrator Toolkit

Postdoc Administrators’ Working Group

• OPA meets quarterly with U-M staff administrators involved in local (department/unit/program) postdoctoral affairs.
• This working group helps to inform OPA of issues arising in their units, raising questions or sharing suggestions in order to develop and share leading practices in postdoctoral training.
• If you’re interested in joining or being added to our email list, please contact OPA.

Faculty Mentor Award

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award recognizes research scientists, tenure-track, and tenured faculty from any discipline who are outstanding mentors of postdoctoral fellows; who support fellows’ intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth; and who foster a culture of engagement in which postdoctoral fellows thrive at the University of Michigan.

• Learn More About the Faculty Mentor Award