New Post-Doctoral Guide

Before Getting Here

Housing Information

Incoming post-doctoral fellows in the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering who need housing accommodations while looking for a place to live can contact the Off-Campus Housing Office to obtain information about living in Baltimore. Extensive housing information, rental listings are posted at www.jhu.edu/hds/offcampus. The Off-Campus Housing Office can be reached at offcampus@hd.jhu.edu or by calling (410) 516-7961.

Finding Housing

The following resources are helpful when trying to secure permanent housing near the Homewood Campus:

Before Signing a Lease

Setting up email

Each post-doctoral fellow is assigned a unique Johns Hopkins Enterprise Directory Login ID (JHED LID), shortly after arriving at Johns Hopkins University. The JHED LID allows each person to set up a JHU email account and gain access to various campus services. The last four digits of a post-doctoral fellows's social security number are required in order to set up email.
Website: my.jhu.edu (click on "First Time Logon")

Other useful websites

Services and Information for International Students

All new international post-doctoral fellows need to check-in with the Office of International Student and Scholar Services upon arrival.

Upon Arrival to the Campus

Campus Map, Safety, Parking and Transportation

Zipcar (Car Sharing) at the Homewood Campus

Finding affordable and convenient on-demand transportation upon arrival can be a challenge. Four Zipcars are be available to students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, staff and neighbors from the Greater Homewood community. Zipcar members pay one simple hourly (or daily) rate that includes gas, insurance, maintenance, a reserved parking space, and 180 free miles per trip. Please visit the JHU Zipcar site for further information and rates.

Tax Information

post-doctoral fellows are subject to specific tax filing guidelines by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As a guide through this process the IRS provides Publication 970, which spells out all tax obligations for students. To obtain further information, please contact the Johns Hopkins University Tax Office at tax@jhu.edu.

Tax Information Sheet for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens (pdf)
Tax Information Sheet for Nonresident Aliens (pdf)

Services for Post-Doctoral Fellows with Disabilities

Prospective post-doctoral fellows with a disability who may need accommodations at Johns Hopkins University are urged to contact Student Disability Services now to discuss how the University could provide reasonable and necessary accommodations to you. Satisfaction with your chosen graduate program will depend on many things, including how well the university and the disability services program meet your needs as a student with a disability. Contacts with SDS are strictly confidential and are not shared with the graduate admissions offices. For specific questions, please email or call: studentdisabilityservices@jhu.edu or (410) 516-4720.

Liz Miller
Graduate Student
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Fieldwork focus: Antarctic volcanism

As a member of Professor Bruce Marsh’s research group, Miller has traveled to the farthest reaches of the earth to study the cinder cones spread throughout the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
See what it’s like to be a part of this group »