A postdoctoral appointment is a training period to prepare you for your future career. Your relationship with your advisor is a key aspect of a successful training period. The Individual Development ...

The School of Medicine (SOM) recognizes the benefits that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars experience by using Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to highlight research goals, presentations ...

Individual Development Plans (IDP) combine personal assessment, career exploration, and skill building within a framework of goal-setting and accountability. Sample models include myIDP (designed for ...

Helping students and postdoctoral scholars use the IDP framework to develop a career plan that reflects their background, experiences, and career aspirations. Individual Development Plans (IDPs) ...

Beyond the Professoriate is an online professional development training platform for graduate students, postdocs, faculty and PhDs that helps them successfully transition into academic or nonacademic ...

The Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs is committed to enhancing your postdoctoral experience by offering various opportunities for career development. The following workshops are considered ...

According to research conducted by Sigma Xi, postdocs who complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) produce more publications and consider their careers more satisfying than those who do not ...

Success will look differently for all postdocs: maybe it’s landing a research or teaching position in academia, a staff scientist position in industry or at a government lab or something more ...

Obtaining more data on how institutions, faculty and trainees utilize the individual development plan can only increase its usefulness for exploring both academic and non-academic careers. The IDP is ...

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