The College of Natural Sciences maintains a database to gather and document information about postdocs during the course of their training in CNS departments and research units. There has been increased conversation (at the national level) about postdoctoral training at research universities. Several national organizations have called for postdoctoral data collection and longitudinal tracking of career placement for former postdocs.
The CNS Postdoc Database is a centralized repository of information about College of Natural Sciences postdocs (both Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Affiliate Postdocs), including: where the PhD was earned, PhD supervisor, title of the dissertation, publications resulting from postdoctoral research, post-training placement/employment. These data are often needed when faculty and research development staff are preparing applications for training grants or other funding opportunities that would provide support for postdocs.
Both current and former CNS postdocs can log-in with their UT EID and enter their information here: https://postdocdb.cns.utexas.edu
If you are a postdoc appointed in a department outside of the College of Natural Sciences, please do not log in to this database.
CNS postdocs should only enter publication information for peer-reviewed, postdoctoral work that has been published - not manuscripts in preparation or under review. The publication portion of the database has been formatted so that you can enter a doi, a PubMed ID, or a PubMed CID, and the complete citation will be filled in automatically. Only former postdocs will be able to see the employment/placement section of the database.
The UT-Austin Information Security Office has certified that this database is secure (Cat 1 compliant), but if you are uncomfortable providing the requested information, you can choose to leave fields blank. Make sure you click on "Submit" at the bottom of each page, in order for your information to be uploaded.