Office of Postdoctoral Affairs | Current Postdoctorates

Postdoctoral Benefits Program

The Postdoctoral Benefits Program is administered through Garnett-Powers & Associates.

The Postdoctoral Benefits Program offers the following plans:

  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Access PPO Plan
  • Dental: MetLife PPO
  • Vision: EyeMed PPO
  • Life and AD & D: MetLife

Visit the website at http://www.garnett-powers.com/case/ for more information and to enroll.

Postgraduate Audit Program

The Postgraduate Audit Program is available to individuals who hold M.D., N.D., D.D.S., or Ph.D. degrees and are in training positions (e.g., fellows, residents, etc.) in CWRU research or clinical programs.

Guidelines

  1. Auditors pay ten percent of regular Graduate tuition, plus the cost of books and materials.  Please go to the Bursar’s Office website for current Graduate tuition rates and invoicing details.
  2. There will be no refunds should the auditor decide to withdraw from the course.
  3. Auditors may not be enrolled simultaneously in a degree program at CWRU.
  4. Auditors may only take one course per semester and only with the professor’s consent. 
  5. Auditors may not enroll as a degree or non-degree student during the same semester while enrolled as a postgraduate audit student.
  6. Auditors will not receive a grade or course credit and the audited course will not appear on an existing CWRU transcript, nor will a transcript be generated for auditors new to the university.
  7. Auditors may not, at any subsequent time, apply for credit in any class audited through this program, nor may the class be applied towards a degree.
  8. All registered students are automatically billed for the CWRU Student Medical Plan (in the fall and spring terms) unless a waiver is submitted to the University Health Services by the deadline posted for each semester.  You may complete the waiver online when registering in the Student Information System.  Please visit the Student and Dependent Medical Plans web page for additional details. 
  9. Application will be handled through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.  Please email the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at postdoc@case.edu with questions.

Registration

Postgrad auditors must fill out a new Postgraduate Audit Application each semester.  Please email the completed form to postdoc@case.edu.  

Your application will be entered into the Student Information System (SIS). You will receive instructions for course registration via email. 

Registration deadlines will follow the University Academic Calendar.

Retirement

A Fixed Deferred Income Annuity is available to members of the National Postdoctoral Association. This plan allows you to invest as little as $50 per month toward a purchase for future retirement income distributions. For More information, please visit: www.nationalpostdoc.org/membership/the-benefits/212-metlife-pension-builder.

CWRU postdocs have access to setting up their own retirement plans with TIAA-Cref or Vanguard (with no fees) and can meet with representatives on campus. A schedule of when the TIAA-Cref and Vanguard reps are on campus is published on the Human Resources website: retirement.counseling.pdf

Paydays

www.case.edu/finadmin/controller/payroll.htm

Salary/Stipend Guidelines

postdoc.case.edu/admin/salaries.html