SPHERE COMMUNITY

About

SPHERE Community of Practice

Social Sciences,

Physical and Natural Sciences,

Humanities, and

Engineering

Resources and

Education

Multi-institutional collaboration founded in 2023

Join us!
Meet the SPHERE Leadership Team
Check our NPA 2025 poster

Focusing on the experiences and needs of postdocs in non-biomedical disciplines.

Identifying existing resources, creating opportunities and establishing strategic cross-institutional collaborations

Our Posters

SPHERE’s 2025 National Postdoc Association (NPA) poster, Boston, MA

1 of 3 winner of the poster session!

SPHERE’s 2024 National Postdoc Association (NPA) poster, Seattle WA

FAQs

Who is behind SPHERE?

Find out who is in our Leadership Team here.

How much time commitment is involved?

The SPHERE community as a whole meets every month for one hour. During the meetings, each SPHERE Group reports on the progress of their projects. Depending on the nature of the project, members usually commit 2-5 hours a month.

What is your process to accept new members?

Complete this interest form and you will be invited to our next meeting.

I don’t see an umbrella group for my field. Can I start one?

Yes! We always welcome new initiatives and people!