Welcome to the PDAC homepage!

PDAC is a newly minted union, ran by postdocs for postdocs

Join PDAC in building a strong community, in which postdocs are provided:

Fair and reasonable compensation and benefits for their work
Effective career and professional development opportunities
A supportive social network,
A protection from arbitrary decisions;
Rights and privileges similar to those provided to graduate students and faculty members

Learn more about PDAC

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PDAC Highlights

Collective Agreement

PDAC has negotiated with the UofC to establish fair employment conditions for postdocs

More info

Newsletter

Keep up to date with PDAC by checking out our monthly newsletter

PDAC News

Latest PDAC News

The Collective Agreement between PDAC and The University of Calgary came into effect on Jan 1st 2021

Find out more

PDAC has had a re-brand!

We hope our members love our new look as much as we do!

Thank you to Dr Homa Rafiei Milajerdi (U ofC Faculty of Kinesiology) for designing our new logo and congratulations again for winning the PDAC Logo Design Contest!

Events

PDAC is organizing a number of virtual events for postdocs

PDAC Events