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During your time as a graduate student or postdoc, we encourage you to explore opportunities and to start making plans about what you would like to do in the future. Below are a variety of resources to help you learn more about the different pathways available to those with a PhD and to help you make decisions about your future.
October 2009 is Career Month!!!
The Career Center and The Office of Post Graduate Affairs are sponsoring a variety of workshops during October 2009. Please click here for a list of seminars!
THE CAREER CENTER
The Career Center's mission is to help Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Appointees be successful and prepare them for a lifetime of career management. There are many resources at The Career Center including workshops on job search topics and individual career counseling. For more information, please expand the sections below.
 Career Advising
The Career Center Programs
Job Search Resources
Contact The Career Center
SCIENCE CAREERS CAREER BASICS BOOKLET
Science Careers, a program of AAAS/Science, has issued a new, updated Career Basics Booklet as of March 2009. The resource is part of the Science Careers Outreach Program, and includes a series of articles addressing all manner of career development issues for potential and young scientists and researchers. The resource is available at http://sciencecareers.org/careerbasicspdf.
HHMI LAB MANAGEMENT
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Burroughs Wellcome Fund have several resources available http://www.hhmi.org/labmanagement including:
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, second edition
The second edition of this popular collection of practical advice from seasoned biomedical investigators has been updated with material from the 2005 BWF-HHMI course in scientific management. The book covers a range of issues of concern to beginning academic scientists—obtaining a job, time management, mentoring students, getting funding, publishing, and more. The second edition also contains three new chapters on laboratory leadership, project management, and teaching and course design. (A hard copy of the first edition is available in the reference section of Becker Medical Library.)
Training Scientists to Make the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Developing Programs in Scientific Management
This companion publication to Making the Right Moves is for anyone interested in organizing scientific management training, whether it’s a lunchtime seminar or a multi-day course. It moves step by step through the activities that result in a successful training event. Topics include selecting the venue, finding speakers, handling logistics, and conducting a meaningful evaluation. The guide's online resources include sample letters, checklists, case studies, and other materials.
NIH NEW INVESTIGATORS PROGRAM
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a special section of their website directed specifically to new investigators including specific resources and awards. Please visit their website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm.
AAAS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOWSHIPS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) administers Science & Technology Policy Fellowships in six areas to provide the opportunity for accomplished and societally aware scientists and engineers to participate in and contribute to the public policymaking process of the federal government. Visit http://fellowships.aaas.org for more information and requirements. The deadline to apply is in January.
If you are actively searching for a position, don't forget to check the DBBS Jobs page at http://dbbs.wustl.edu/jobs for postdoc and career positions both at WU and other institutions. Or if you (or your partner) are looking for positions in higher education, research or healthcare (medical centers) in the greater St. Louis area, don't forget to visit the St. Louis Regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (STL HERC) at http://www.stlrherc.org.
JOB WEBSITES
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