Postdoc Training Curriculum
HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows Core Training Curriculum
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We strive to offer timely and practical programming that adds value to the postdoc experience while evolving with the ever-changing training landscape. Our strategy has been to build a curriculum that enhances our postdoc’s research skills, career development, and social and personal skills while addressing specific issues of early, mid, and late career trainees. Throughout their tenure, fellows can participate in a curriculum of workshops, panel discussions, seminars, and networking opportunities designed to advance lab management skills, grantsmanship, communication, academic and industry career exploration, as well as work/life and cultural considerations.
EARLY POSTDOC
Postdoc Essentials New Postdoc Orientation & Resource Symposium The Individual Development Plan (IDP) Making the Most of Your Postdoc Bioinformatics Training (via Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core) Personal Development and Wellness | Research Rigor & Reproducibility Experimental Design Selection Bias Statistical Analysis Data Life Cycle Irreproducibility in Published Research |
Manuscript & Scientific Writing Prep Strategies for Writing Writing for Publication Boot Camp Cultural Aspects of Writing Professional Correspondence for Scientists | Responsible Conduct of Research Mentorship | Peer Review Collaborative Research Scientific Citizenship Authorship | Resilience & Inclusion Research Data Management Research Integrity | COI |
MID POSTDOC
Communicating Science Scientific Presentations and Talks Scientific Storytelling Distilling Your Message Visualizing Data Publishing Process | Grantsmanship Finding Funding & Submission Process Grant Writing & Specific Aims Peer Review & Mock Study Section | Teaching & Pedagogy Elements of Teaching in STEM Scientists Teaching Science Summer Teaching Institute Statements of Teaching & Diversity |
The International Lab Thriving in the Multicultural Lab Managing the Cultural Transition ESL Pronunciation & Communication Green Cards & Work Visas | Professional Development Career Clinics | Office Hours Leveraging Your PhD for Success Taking Control of Your Career | Building Professional Relationships Intro & Advanced Social Media Effective Networking Strategies Negotiation Skills & Principles Conflict Resolution Social/Emotional Intelligence |
LATE POSTDOC
Leadership & Management Mentoring & Managing Up Leadership & Management The Business of Science Managing Teams & Your Lab Strategic Planning & Project Management | The Academic Job Search Academic Teaching Panel Postdoc to PI Process Pathways to Professorship for Postdoctoral Women Preparing the Academic Job Package Acing the Academic Interview Negotiating the Academic Job Offer | The Job Search & Career Transition Informational Interviewing Crafting Your Application Pathways to Entrepreneurship Effective Job Search Strategy Transition to Industry Acing the Industry Interview |
POSTDOC TIMELINE
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