#  Postdoc Training Curriculum 

 



**HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows Core Training Curriculum**   
[(Download Handout)](/file_url/281)  
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](#Early), [mid](#Mid), and [late](#Late) career trainees. Throughout their [tenure](#Timeline), 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**

Sort**Postdoc Essentials**  
[New Postdoc Orientation & Resource Symposium](/orientation)  
[The Individual Development Plan (IDP)](/file_url/231)  
Making the Most of Your Postdoc  
[Bioinformatics Training (via Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core)](https://bioinformatics.sph.harvard.edu/)  
[Personal Development and Wellness](https://hlc.harvard.edu/)

[**Research Rigor & Reproducibility**](/file_url/209)  
Experimental Design  
Selection Bias  
Statistical Analysis  
[Data Life Cycle](https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1312140)  
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**](https://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/education/responsible-conduct-research)  
Mentorship | Peer Review  
Collaborative Research  
Scientific Citizenship  
Authorship | Resilience & Inclusion  
Research Data Management  
Research Integrity | COI





## **MID POSTDOC**

Sort**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**](/file_url/214)  
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**

Sort**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**  
  


   ![Postdoc Timeline](/sites/g/files/omnuum4051/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/postdoc.hms/files/2017_timeline_2.jpg?itok=QEpdtxq6) 

 



 

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