Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is excited to announce the launch of the Postdoc Engagement Liaison initiative. This new initiative will bring together postdocs from across the University of Waterloo to discuss new ideas and gain insight on a variety of topics that impact the postdoc experience such as events, communications, community building, and resources. Beyond discussion, the postdoc liaisons will also be directly involved in communicating with the broader postdoc community at Waterloo and leading events.
The first postdoc liaison meeting was held on May 21, where the liaisons unanimously agreed that they would like to see more faculty-specific postdoc supports and more postdoc orientation-style events to help with onboarding and adjusting to life at Waterloo. More updates will be coming soon as the conversation continues.
Meet our 2024/2025 postdoc liaisons:
Emily Shantz
Geography & Environmental Management
Faculty of Environment
Francisco Andrade Chavez
Systems Design Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Amir Nazemi
Systems Design Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
A-Reum Kim
Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Samuel Asante Gyamerah
Statistics & Actuarial Science
Faculty of Mathematics
Thomas Lesgourgues
Combinatorics & Optimization
Faculty of Mathematics
We’re still looking for more liaisons to join our team. Are you a postdoc in the Faculty of Arts, Health, or Science and interested in participating? Contact us at postdocs@uwaterloo.ca for more information.