Postdoc Advising
Kate Gayle
Postdoc Program Manager
Pronouns: she/her
About: Kate has served as the Postdoc Program Manager since 2020 and has been at UW in various capacities since 2007. She manages postdoctoral scholars’ community-building and professional development initiatives and ensures the Allen School’s postdocs are connected to resources for making the postdoc experience successful and leading them toward their career aspirations. Kate is also the program manager and academic adviser for the Allen School’s Professional Master’s Program. She is nearly always caffeinated.
Kate can be reached at:
(206) 543-5848 or masters [at] cs [dot] washington [dot] edu.
Kevin Jamieson
Associate Professor and Postdoc Champion
Pronouns: he/him
About: Kevin Jamieson is an Associate Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. His work ranges from theory to practical algorithms with guarantees to open-source machine learning systems and has been adopted in a range of applications, including measuring human perception in psychology studies, adaptive A/B/n testing in dynamic web-environments, numerical optimization, and choosing hyperparameters for deep neural networks. Jamieson’s work has been recognized by an NSF CAREER award and Amazon Faculty Research award.
Kevin can be reached at jamieson [at] cs [ dot] washington [dot] edu.
New Postdocs
All incoming postdocs complete an orientation with Kate shortly after they arrive at the Allen School. Its goal is to complement their onboarding/HR orientation and be a first step toward establishing a community beyond their PI or lab group. Postdocs are introduced to various postdoc-specific resources and amenities in the Allen School and at UW with special emphasis on those designed to support their personal and professional development.
Check out this guide to postdoc strategy and starting tips! These recommendations and best practices come from the observations and experiences of people who have been there: Allen School postdocs and their advisors.
Feedback and Reporting
Allen School postdocs may approach Kate or Brian at any time to share feedback or voice concerns. Postdocs may also leave feedback anonymously or pursue another option for feedback and reporting: