Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Funding Opportunities

• Grants and Contracts Office

Institutional Resources

• Academic Computing
• Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery
• ESL Registration
• Events and Seminars at Mount Sinai
• Grants and Contracts Office
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Institutional Biosafety Program
• Levy Library
• Office of Industrial Liaison
• Program for Faculty Development
• Recreation Office
• Shared Facilities

Other Resources

• National Postdoctoral Association
  www.nationalpostdoc.org
• Science: Next Wave magazine
  nextwave.sciencemag.org
• The National Academies: International Visitors Office
  www7.nationalacademies.org/visas/
• New York Academy of Medicine
  www.nyas.org
• SPIN Search: InfoEd International
  www.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp
• Nature Jobs Graduate Channel
  www.nature.com/naturejobs/channels/graduate/

Office for International Personnel

320 E. 94th Street, 5th Floor
(Bet. 1st & 2nd Ave)
Tel: (212) 731-7744
Fax: (212) 731-7804

Hamel Vyas, Esquire

Director of International Personnel, Human Resources
E-mail: hamel.vyas@mountsinai.org

Hasan Shroff

International Tax Coordinator
E-mail: hasan.shroff@mountsinai.org

Eva Nowak

H1B Specialist
E-mail: eva.nowak@mountsinai.org

Yovanna Torres

J1 Specialist
E-mail: yovanna.torres@mountsinai.org

Please visit the following sites for detailed explanation about tax treaty benefits for foreign nationals.

• Windstar Technologies Tax Treaties
  www.windstar-tech.com/public/treaties.html
• Internal Revenue Service Income Tax Treaties
  www.irs.gov/businesses/corporations/article/0,,id=96739,00.html

Buddy List

Below are current postdocs who have volunteered to serve as a resource for any questions that you may have about postdoc life at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

These active members of our scientific community will be happy to e-mail a response to your queries. Please be sure to include your complete e-mail address.

Buddy List for Postdocs