Learn how to recruit, advertise, hire, and onboard your open postdoc position.

Recruiting

• Purdue participates in the Big 10 Academia Hiring Fair that takes place every October. OGSPS pays the registration fee for anyone at Purdue who wants to sign up as a “postdoc recruiter.” This can be a PI, an admin or lab manager looking for strong candidates for a department or lab, or someone at the college level looking for general scholar talent. If you are interested in learning more, download our FAQ.
• Every year we receive a CV Book of fair participants. Purdue faculty are allowed to download this CV Book (in Excel) to search for PhD Candidates or current postdocs looking for new trainee positions. The current book, collected in Fall of 2025, contains 800 CVs! Use this Box link to access this list!

Advertising

• All postdoc positions are advertised on Purdue’s Careers site, but unlike other staff positions, they do not go through Talent Acquisition. Your department’s lead administrative assistant is the best person to contact to learn how to approve and advertise your position.
• Outside of Purdue, you can advertise your position for free on the Big Ten Postdoc Opportunities Board. This is a collaborative project between the postdoc offices at 18 institutions.
• The Postdoc Portal is an additional free job board not affiliated with any institution. It offers advanced graduate students and current postdocs searching for their next position, whether as a postdoc or faculty member, the chance to connect directly to fellowships and faculty, research groups and centers at universities and research labs across the country in STEM

Offering

• Find information on Purdue Postdoc salary minimums and benefits offerings, and offer letter language, on our Postdoc Policy page.

Hiring

• Find information on how hire and onboard postdocs on the Post Doc and Limited-Lecturer Appointments page.