Career Planning Videos
Free videos and online courses for early career scientists
Build Your Research Community
Build a Mentoring Network to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond
Learn evidence-based techniques and strategies to find and build productive relationships with your primary research advisors, thesis committee, and other mentors during graduate school. You’ll learn how to choose the right research lab for you, how to develop a detailed plan to complete your degree and meet your career goals, and how to build a mentoring network to support you along the way.
Planning Your Scientific Journey
How to Develop and Plan a Research Project
This course offers concrete tools and practical advice to help you navigate the most challenging aspects of developing and planning a research project. You'll learn how to ask a good scientific question, establish a clear plan of action, and seek advice along the way.
Career Planning for Early Career Scientists
Create an Actionable Plan to Achieve Your Career Goals
How do you take ownership of your career and plan for the next steps? This course will provide you with skills to create an actionable plan and prepare you to achieve your desired career goals using the Individual Development Plan (IDP) as a framework for career planning.
The Strategic Postdoc
How to Position Yourself and Apply for a Postdoc
The process of choosing a postdoc lab that satisfies both your personal and professional needs is often not very clear. But choosing the ‘right’ postdoc is one of the most critical choices you will make in your academic career. This course will guide you through your postdoc search, applying for your postdoc, and leaving your PhD lab.
Business Concepts for Life Scientists
Prepare for Career Transitions into Lab or Industry
This course is aimed at enhancing PhD scientists’ understanding of foundational business concepts to prepare those who want to start their own labs, and inform scientists who want to go into industry.
