Persson Group Handbook
  • Persson Group Handbook
  • (Materials Project Handbook)
  • Getting Started
    • Before you Arrive
    • After you Arrive
    • Coming Onsite
    • Getting a Computer
    • Workspace Setup
    • Getting Settled
  • Group Policies
    • Meetings
    • Leave Time
    • Purchasing
    • Travel
    • Writing/Submitting Your Paper
    • Group Agreements
  • Computing
    • Setting up your computer
    • Software
    • High Performance Computing (HPC)
      • NERSC (Perlmutter)
        • Conda Environments
        • Frequently encountered blockers
      • BRC (Savio)
      • LRC (Lawrencium)
      • NREL (Kestrel)
    • Simulation Codes
      • VASP
      • Q-Chem
      • Gaussian
      • OpenMM
      • LAMMPS
      • GROMACS
    • Fireworks & Atomate
      • Setup
      • Fireworks: Advanced Usage
    • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Group Administration
    • Group Meeting Schedule
    • Group Jobs (Fall 2024)
    • Physical Resources (printers, etc.)
    • Undergraduate Research Mentoring
    • Contributing to Handbook
    • Group Roster
  • Group resources
    • Tutorials and Helpful Links
    • Group Member Expertise
    • Professional development
    • Health and wellbeing
  • Graduate Students
    • UAW 4811 Contracts
    • Research Credits (298/299)
    • Course Recommendations
    • How to Qual (MSE)
    • How to Graduate
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  1. Getting Started

Getting Settled

Things to be aware of in the first months in your new position.

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Graduate Students

New Students Moving from Another State/Country

It's important that you establish California residency in your first semester. If you don't complete the necessary tasks on time, you will be classified as a out-of-state student for the following academic year which results in higher tuition costs.

Although the deadline for filing your Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) is in June, you must complete all necessary conditions for residency (getting your CA drivers license, registering your car in CA, etc) before the end of your first semester.

Postdocs

: Postdocs have the option to join the union which aims to improve wages, hours, benefits, and other employment aspects for its members. You are welcome to ask other postdocs for their opinions based on their experiences with the union as well.

Join the postdoc Slack for general discussions for postdoc life at LBL

For Affiliates

LBL sends out daily emails and offers other notification options through . In the past, some affiliates were not automatically signed-up for Elements announcements and missed important time sensitive information contained in these updates.

Read the available resources and take note of the relevant deadlines for establishing California State Residency
LBL Resources for Postdocs
UC Berkeley Resources for Postdocs
Postdoc Union
Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association Slack
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