Starting a new position, sometimes in a new city or even country can be very unsettling.

To help you with this transition, the PDC is developing the New Postdoc Welcome Booklet and a specific induction session (to be available at the start of 2022).

Many Schools and research centres will also have their own induction processes about local practices, with some also organising informal postdoc welcoming or "buddy" schemes in which new postdocs get to meet current postdocs for a chat (contact your local representatives to find out what is available to you).

Do not hesitate to contact the PDC with any question you have; if we don't know the answer, we'll find out or direct you to someone who can help you!

Other helpful contacts:

• Your HR Business Partner (the person who sent your appointment letter) for everything related to your employment conditions, contract, visas etc. (see list of HR Business Partners on the People and Culture Intranet)
• You line manager (academic who will supervise you, often called "PI" for Principal Investigator) for questions related to your research, role and settling in information (their name will be listed on your job offer letter). They may at times direct you to your School Manager and clerical staff, who often organise access to facilities etc.
• Your local postdoc reps (see list of PDC representatives) for questions about life in your new local research environment, especially support for postdocs and informal chat for some of the random questions you may have!