Onboarding: Overview for New Postdocs
Associate Director for Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good
About Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame was founded in November 1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a French missionary order. It is located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, the center of a metropolitan area with a population of more than 315,000. Chartered by the state of Indiana in 1844, the University was governed by the Holy Cross priests until 1967, when governance was transferred to a two-tiered, mixed board of lay and religious trustees and fellows. Notre Dame has grown from the vision of Father Sorin, who sought to establish a great Catholic university in America, and has remained faithful to both its religious and intellectual traditions.
Research Funds
As a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, you have a one-time amount of $15,000 of research funds that you can use to advance your research and professional development during your two years. Here are some examples of the sorts of items, activities, and services that you might use this account for. Please note that purchasing equipment (e.g., computers, cameras) is not an acceptable use of the research fund.
Here is how to receive reimbursements
Examples
- Research-related tools:
- Books
- Software
- Subscription to a database or journal
- Travel:
- Travel for presenting at a conference (submit the conference program with receipts)
- Registration fee for conference where you are presenting (in-person or virtual)
- Travel for research trips
- Professional Development:
- Society membership/annual dues
- Publications:
- Images and image rights
- Masterclasses and Work-in-Progress Sessions
Research & Relocation Reimbursements
The best way for you to seek reimbursements from your research accounts is that you should each go through TravelND/Concur to submit your receipts and to submit for reimbursements.
Please seek guidance from your department or institute administrator, who will tutor you on the use of TravelND/Concur. This is the normal procedure for their faculty. The faculty member submits his/her receipts using the system, sending the request to the administrator, who then forwards it up the chain for final approval.
So, please reach out to them, and they will coach you through the system, and you will be ready to submit your receipts when they come across your desks.
Also, when in doubt, please ask Katie Bugyis or Matt Zyniewicz if a particular expense can be covered by your research accounts. (Typically, we will confer with the Dean's Office.) Please do this ahead of incurring the expense.
Meanwhile, each of the administrators and Matt (together with Katie) will share a Google Sheet in our attempt to keep track of your expenses so that your research expenses do not exceed the $15K allocated for your work (as indicated in your letter of intent). You should keep track as well, so that you do not run over the amount.
Please let Katie, Matt, and/or the administrators know if you have any questions or issues that we can assist you with.
Resources for Postdocs
- Graduate Career Services for Arts and Letters (Contact: Tom Meyers)
- Office of Grants and Fellowships in the Graduate School (Contacts: Michael Skalski and Veronica Vos)
- ND Learning (Contact: Ashley Henry)
- Campus Ministry
Ongoing Training
- Consider available Well-being Programs
- Learn about our Professional Development opportunities
- Explore technical training available through the Office of Information Technologies (OIT)
Related Links
International Student and Scholar Affairs
AL Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program