Postgraduate Policies

Postgraduate appointments may be made under certain circumstances to invite individuals who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s or equivalent degree to come to Yale for additional training.Their relationship to Yale is comparable to that of postdoctoral appointees. All postgraduate appointees must have a designated ladder track faculty supervisor and clearly defined training and educational objectives.

There are two categories of appointees: Postgraduate Associates and Postgraduate Fellows. The difference arises from the funding source. Appointees funded from Yale-administered research grants, contracts, or other University sources are classified as Postgraduate Associates and are Yale employees. By contrast, Postgraduate Fellows are supported from funding awarded to the trainee from an outside source and are not Yale employees, but still have status within the university associated with the postgraduate appointment. All are short-term appointments for one year, renewable for a second year.

Please see the Policies for Postgraduate Appointments.
Please see the August 13, 2019 provostial memo which clarifies the use of the postgraduate rank.
To support postgraduates in setting themselves up for success in their role and in their next career step, we have created an optional Postgraduate Individual Development Plan resource which you can find here.