Career and Professional Skills Development

Career and professional development is an important part of your postdoctoral training. The Postdoctoral Program Office offers a variety of programs and courses to help you make the most of your tenure here at NYU. Whether you are just starting out in your postdoc career or moving on to the next phase in your professional career, we can help. Here’s how:

Workshops and Seminars

Career Management and Grants Courses for Scientists

The Postdoctoral Program and the Office of Development and Learning (OD&L) at NYULMC have been designing training programs to train postdocs in laboratory management and grants and scientific communication.

The Laboratory Management Series (STAR Series)

The STAR Series (Scientists Training as Academic Researchers) is a successful 5-part series that is developed to help postdocs make the transition to an independent faculty position. The series is based on the HHMI/BWF Making the Right Moves and provides training in every aspect of lab management, from effective negotiating for a startup package to hiring personnel and preparing for tenure.

The NYU LEARN Series (Leadership, Education and Research at NYU)

This six-part seminar and discussion series targets postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who intend on pursuing careers in teaching. This series will expose those interested in teaching to formal pedagogy, various aspects of course and lesson design, and how to prepare for a job in teaching. The series format will be six 90-minute sessions led by a subject expert and will be offered as a six-part workshop for Spring 2012, with the intention to expand to an official non-credit course in the fall of 2012. Anyone who attends at least five of the six sessions will receive a certificate from the Postdoc Program. Click here for event details.

The Grant Writing Course for Scientists Series

Our granting course is designed to introduce every aspect of grant writing, from abstract to submission. It also helps in selecting funding mechanisms, writing individual grant sections and understanding administrative policies. This course is primarily taught by experienced NYU faculty members, Sponsored Programs and IRB representatives. Outside speakers from the NIH and other organizations are also asked to participate.

NYU Postdoc Bio Career Center

We have joined the Bio Career Center Consortium of Schools, along with Stanford, Berkley, UCSF, CalTech, University of Pennsylvania, and other leading research institutions. With over 400 listings, Bio Career Center is a comprehensive career resource center for Postdocs and MD's. This career website provides online career resources and job postings for postdocs and also serves as a recruitment service for prospective employers.

The NYU Postdoc Listserve

Through the listserve you can receive information on upcoming postdoc events, meetings, professional development and career opportunities, including postdoc socials and networking events. Join today to start receiving timely updates and information about these opportunities and events designed for all our postdocs and graduate students.