Thread by @FloorAstro

A 🧵 with many resources for applying to *PostDocs* in Astrophysics 👇👇👀 @AcademicChatter What resources do you recommend or did I forget? 😊😊♥️ #SharingIsCaring

First: some "general" resources, that might provide a good overview of the application process (and how to decide whether you want to apply for a postdoc/fellowship):

1) YouTube 📹 presentation on "How to apply for PostDocs (in the USA)"  by David Charbonneau @ExoCharbonneau: and PDF of the slides: broekgaarden.nl/floor/wordpres…
This was part of our new workshop series @CenterForAstro ♥️

2) great PDF slides from Sera Markoff @ProfSeraMarkoff on how to apply for postdocs with lots of great advices seramarkoff.com/wp-content/upl…. I've attended Sera's talk a few years back at @GRAPPAinstitute/@uva_api and still think about it often!

3) PDF slides of “how to apply for postdocs” by Richard Alexander (U. of Leicester)
astro.le.ac.uk/~rda5/rda_jobs…
4) Great slides on "How to apply for postdoc positions in Astronomy" by Mary Loli Martinez Aldama (CFT/Poland) and Dhanya Nair (JIVE/NL) astro.udec.cl/titans/postdoc…

5) Guide by Bryan Gaensler (@SciBry) & Sarah Maddison on “how to apply for postdocs” (with a slight Australian focus): dunlap.utoronto.ca/~bgaensler/pap…

6) the many many helpful career resources by @astrobetter astrobetter.com/wiki/Possible+…
Which includes many blogs and resources for careers outside of academia!! (which is so important!)

7) Very useful thread on postdoc application advice on twitter by Malena Rice!! @malena_rice ♥️♥️:

https://twitter.com/malena_rice/status/1545417198692352000?s=20&t=sc6JDRWrb9H9Q8BsoVQiWw

8) slides for "PostDoc job applications "don't panic" guide" by Chris Blake (from @Swinburne) astronomy.swin.edu.au/~cblake/JobApp…

How to find jobs/postdocs?
9) AAS job register(!!!) jobregister.aas.org
10) astrophysics job rumor mill from last year and ALSO two and three years ago — some jobs are only offered every 2-3 years (astrobetter.com/wiki/tiki-inde…)
11) websites of depts you’re really interested in

12) talk to people (profs, current postdocs) at places you’re interested in
13) talk to people here who have been postdocs there in the past
14) talk to your advisor
15) ask the grad students who graduated 1-2 years ahead of you

16) some fields maintain their own lists, for example, Gravitational Waves has: wiki.ligo.org/LAAC/JobPostin… created by the @LIGO collaboration
17) @BlackInAstro maintains a list with resources: blackinastro.com/postdocs

18) "So You Want to be a Professor of Astronomy" discussing some data and barriers of becoming a professor in astronomy. By Wynn Jacobson-Galan astrobites.org/2021/07/16/ast…

writing resume:
19) guide with do’s and don’t on resumes & cover letters (source: OCS Harvard): cdn-careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/wp-content/upl…

writing fellowship applications (e.g., the Hubble):
20) Extremely useful website with resources for applying for the NHFP (“Hubble”): nhfp-equity.org/resources-for-…, which includes many example proposals

21) Bridge, 2019, "Honing your Hubble Fellowship Application" - astrobetter blog:
astrobetter.com/blog/2019/10/0…

22) Joshua Pepper, Oliqia Krupinska, Keivan Stassun and Dawn Gelino (2018) paper on "What Does a Successful Postdoctoral Fellowship Publication Record Look Like?" (analyzing publication record of successfull applicants)
arxiv.org/abs/1810.09505

23) Samples of Application letters for research-focused institutions, research & teaching institutions and teaching only institutions career.ucsf.edu/phds/academic-…

24) blog on how to write a postdoc cover letter:
academicpositions.com/career-advice/…

postdoc interview questions:
25) a twitter thread with examples:

https://twitter.com/astro_catherine/status/1445185385525514243?s=20&t=glTuqzoipo3ttXvLgkqUdw

26) see "the interview" section in dunlap.utoronto.ca/~bgaensler/pap…

27) useful twitter thread by @isskywalker with advices for what to do when you are 6 months away from PostDoc applications

https://twitter.com/isskywalker/status/1367150122543570944?s=20&t=s0iNy3Ny6jmLJwJWiEPN2Q

28) how to write a cover letter: jobs.ac.uk/media/pdf/care…

**Caveat** note that I haven't gone through the PostDoc application process myself yet 🙃🙃👀, I'm sharing the resources that I've collected over the past years (through my "supporting early-career astronomers networks" ♥️). See for a website version: broekgaarden.nl/floor/wordpres…

Last, in case its relevant; I made a similar post with "applying for PhDs resources" last year:

https://twitter.com/FloorAstro/status/1424698801328205827?s=20&t=ukPpyUmXIRO2s-cQ-D_7aQ

That's it! MASSIVE GOOD LUCK to everyone out there! ♥️
And thanks to many people who inspired/contributed in some way to this post, including @silvia_toonen, @samayanissanke, Davide Gerosa, @astroenrico, @AspenPhysics, everyone mentioned above and so many more.