Provost's Postdoctoral Initiative

History

In 2007, the university embarked on a bold, ambitious plan to elevate the performance and rankings of the University of South Florida as one of the nation's leading research universities. Entitled the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan, this initiative provided the USF community with a clear vision, goals, strategies, and measures to promote alignment and success. It was clearly directed at ensuring student success, contributing innovation and new knowledge, and advancing economic development in Florida, the nation, and globally. Past awardees of the program hold permanent positions at prestigious institutions such as: University of Georgia, Bryn Mawr, University of San Diego, Towson University, Virginia Tech, New York University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Texas at El Paso.

As part of this initiative, the University of South Florida instituted a new Postdoctoral Scholars program beginning with the social sciences and humanities in 2009. The postdoctoral scholars that were chosen from the nearly 225 applications received for the pilot program have been essential to the research and scholarly mission of the University of South Florida and we continue that tradition each year, attracting candidates from other top-tier research institutions.