Current Postdocs
The resources on this website and within the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs are designed to help postdoctoral scholars make the most of their advanced research training experience at
the UConn Health Center. The postdoctoral period is a critical time in the career development of an investigator regardless of whether they will ultimately work in academia, the
private sector, or government service. You are encouraged to take full advantage of all the resources and benefits available to you during your time at the UConn Health Center.
Postdoc Classifications
Postdoctoral fellows and trainees should contact Dr. Gerald Maxwell in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs if they have questions or suggestions about how to improve the postdoctoral
experience. Postdoctoral scholars at the UConn Health Center are classified in two broad categories: postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral trainees.
Postdoctoral fellows are employees of the UConn Health Center and are members of the University Health Professionals (UHP) bargaining unit. Currently the minimum salary for
postdoctoral fellows is $36,996 per year, but fellows can be hired above this minimum. In addition to salary, a generous benefits package for fellows includes health insurance,
retirement contributions, and 30 days of paid leave per year which includes vacation, personal days, and holidays. Twelve days of paid sick leave per year are also included. There is no
carryover of paid leave from year to year.
Fellows are subject to a probationary period of six months, which can be extended for an additional six months at the discretion of the mentor. The probationary period is
automatically extended for an additional six months if a fellow switches mentors or transfers (i.e., no break in service) to another UHP position. Dismissal during the probationary
period cannot be grieved.
Postdoctoral trainees are individuals receiving a postdoctoral stipend from an NIH training grant or other source that does not permit them to be employees. Postdoctoral
trainees are eligible to participate in the graduate assistant/trainee health plan.
Vacation and other leaves for trainees who are not UConn Health Center employees are governed by the policies of the agency funding the training support. Information for
international postdocs pertaining to visas can be obtained through the Health Center’s International Office. |
