Mass General Postdoc Association (MGPA) Survey

1. A postdoc association should address important issues relevant for all postdocs.
Which areas of our mission are most important to you?
Indicate as many as you like.

A postdoc association should address important issues relevant for all postdocs. Which areas of our mission are most important to you? Indicate as many as you like. Research Advancement

Career Development

Social Activities

Quality of Life and Postdoc Advocacy

2. Within the area of research advancement,
which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

	Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Postdoc conferences with oral and poster presentations	Within the area of research advancement, which items are most important and which events would you participate in? Postdoc conferences with oral and poster presentations Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Postdoc research seminars	Postdoc research seminars Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Postdoc journal club	Postdoc journal club Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Forum to help each other with technical and practical issues	Forum to help each other with technical and practical issues Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Scientific seminars with internal researchers	Scientific seminars with internal researchers Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Scientific seminars with outside researchers	Scientific seminars with outside researchers Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Scientific seminars with speakers from industry	Scientific seminars with speakers from industry Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Other forum to present and discuss research	Other forum to present and discuss research Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Other type of scientific exchange between postdocs	Other type of scientific exchange between postdocs Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure

3. Within the area of career development,
which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

	Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Federal funding and how to obtain it	Within the area of career development, which items are most important and which events would you participate in? Federal funding and how to obtain it Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Funding by foundations	Funding by foundations Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Funding by industry	Funding by industry Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Workshops about transitioning to independence with your own lab	Workshops about transitioning to independence with your own lab Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Workshops about seeking a position:	Workshops about seeking a position: Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
CVs	CVs Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Interviews	Interviews Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Job talks	Job talks Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Workshops about different career options:	Workshops about different career options: Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Academia	Academia Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Industry	Industry Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Education	Education Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Scientific writing / editing	Scientific writing / editing Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Building an alumni network	Building an alumni network Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure

4. Within the area of social activities,
which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

	Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
New postdoc orientations	Within the area of social activities, which items are most important and which events would you participate in? New postdoc orientations Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Connecting with leaving postdocs / postdoc alumni	Connecting with leaving postdocs / postdoc alumni Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Buddy system for incoming (non-US) postdocs	Buddy system for incoming (non-US) postdocs Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Forum to find sports partners	Forum to find sports partners Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Newsletter	Newsletter Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Webpage	Webpage Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Email lists for special interest groups	Email lists for special interest groups Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Parties	Parties Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Happy hours	Happy hours Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Movie nights	Movie nights Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Connecting to other local postdoc associations	Connecting to other local postdoc associations Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure

5. Within the area of quality of life and postdoc advocacy,
which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

	Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Administration related to research / postdocs	Within the area of quality of life and postdoc advocacy, which items are most important and which events would you participate in? Administration related to research / postdocs Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Connection to postdocs on the national / international level	Connection to postdocs on the national / international level Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Development of a local postdoc policy	Development of a local postdoc policy Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Information about workplace conflict resolution	Information about workplace conflict resolution Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Improving postdoc quality of life on the local level	Improving postdoc quality of life on the local level Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure
Information about benefits available specifically for postdocs because of their transition status	Information about benefits available specifically for postdocs because of their transition status Yes	Maybe	No	Unsure

6. Which programming (lectures, seminars, and workshops)
from the MGPA and the ORCD is most important for you?
(There is a partial overlap with previous questions.)

	Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Transitioning to research independence	Which programming (lectures, seminars, and workshops) from the MGPA and the ORCD is most important for you? (There is a partial overlap with previous questions.) Transitioning to research independence Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Federal funding	Federal funding Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Non-federal funding	Non-federal funding Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Job applications	Job applications Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
CVs / resumes	CVs / resumes Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Interviews	Interviews Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Job talks	Job talks Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Working in academia	Working in academia Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Working in industry	Working in industry Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Working in teaching	Working in teaching Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided
Working as a scientific writer / editor	Working as a scientific writer / editor Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important	Undecided

7. Which fields are you interested in?

	Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Molecular biology	Which fields are you interested in? Molecular biology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Cell biology	Cell biology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Genomics and computational biology	Genomics and computational biology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Genetics and gene regulation	Genetics and gene regulation Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Developmental biology	Developmental biology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Physics / Chemistry / Engineering	Physics / Chemistry / Engineering Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Neuroscience	Neuroscience Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Cancer	Cancer Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Microbiology	Microbiology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Pathology	Pathology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Pharmacology	Pharmacology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Immunology	Immunology Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Cardiovascular research	Cardiovascular research Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Metabolism	Metabolism Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Translational research	Translational research Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Epidemiology and biostatistics	Epidemiology and biostatistics Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Clinical research	Clinical research Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure
Bioethics	Bioethics Yes	Somewhat	No	Unsure

8. Which weekdays and hours are most convenient for you
to participate in lectures, seminars, or workshops?

	9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm
Monday	Which weekdays and hours are most convenient for you to participate in lectures, seminars, or workshops? Monday 9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm
Tuesday	Tuesday 9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm
Wednesday	Wednesday 9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm
Thursday	Thursday 9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm
Friday	Friday 9-10 am	10-11 am	11 am - 12 pm	12-1 pm	1-2 pm	2-3 pm	3-4 pm	4-5 pm	5-6 pm

9. Please let us know any other comments you have.
In case you want to be contacted or receive further information,
please include your name and email address.

Please let us know any other comments you have. In case you want to be contacted or receive further information, please include your name and email address.

Thank you very much
for your participation in our
MGPA survey!

We hope to see you
at one of our events.

Survey regarding event programming

1. A postdoc association should address important issues relevant for all postdocs.Which areas of our mission are most important to you?Indicate as many as you like.

2. Within the area of research advancement, which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

3. Within the area of career development, which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

4. Within the area of social activities, which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

5. Within the area of quality of life and postdoc advocacy, which items are most important and which events would you participate in?

6. Which programming (lectures, seminars, and workshops)from the MGPA and the ORCD is most important for you?(There is a partial overlap with previous questions.)