Welcome to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill!

Each semester the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs hosts an orientation to help familiarize new postdocs with the programs and services available to them. Orientation is held twice a year , fall and spring, on the first Wednesday of September and first Wednesday of February.  If you missed orientation or were unable to attend, not to worry. Here are some helpful tips and resources to get you started in the right direction. For details regarding policies and health insurance, please visit the Policies & Benefits section of our website.                  

Next Postdoc Orientation- FEB. 3, 2010

POSTDOC SPRING ORIENTATION
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location- TBD

The Spring Orientation is an opportunity for new postdocs to be introduced to the staff of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and gather information about health insurance, benefits, and other campus services that are available to them during their appointment at UNC. 

Upon Your Arrival

First, contact your Department’s HR Facilitator (sometimes the department Office Manager) to complete the necessary paperwork including payroll and health insurance forms. If you are not sure who this is, visit the department’s website or ask your PI.

International fellows are required to check-in with International Student and Scholars Services here on campus. Every international student and scholar joining UNC-Chapel Hill is required to check-in before classes or employment begins. In order to complete a "check-in" a scholar should bring with them the following documents: passport, visa document (I-20 or DS-2019) and I-94 (Admission/Departure card). At this time a scholar will be asked to fill out the PR-100 (Information Form), and copies of their documents will be made. The Office of International Student and Scholar Services staff can assist scholars with any questions or concerns that they might have at this time. For more information visit http://oisss.unc.edu/ or call (919) 962-4282.

Finally, we encourage all new postdocs to schedule a time to stop by OPA to pick up a Postdoc Welcome Package which includes:

• The Postdoc Resource Handbook
• OPA Brochure and Events Calendar
• UNC-Chapel Hill Visitors’ Guide
• And much more!

Call us at 962-9982 to schedule a time to come by and meet a member of the OPA staff plus pick up our Postdoc Welcome Package. 

If you would like to be added to our UNC postdoc listserv to receive announcements about upcoming events, send an e-mail to opa@unc.edu with the subject heading "subscribe to listserv".