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Resource Directory

The OACD Resource Directory contains a list of websites, organizations, and resources on a variety of topics related to your career development and success. You can refine the results by using any combination of the search options below including keyword, category, and audience.

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Grants.gov
Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov is an E-Government initiative operating under the governance of the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies.

Guidelines for Postdoctoral Associates and Postdoctoral Scholars
Family-friendly, International, Research, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Administrators

Postdoctoral education is an important element in the research and scholarship environment at the University of Pittsburgh. In general, a postdoctoral appointment provides a recent Ph.D. graduate with opportunities to continue development of his or her research skills, learn new research techniques, and work under the supervision of a senior research faculty member. This document describes the process of postdoctoral appointment.

Health Science Research Funding Opportunities
Research Funding, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs

OORHS provides the University of Pittsburgh's research community with up-to-date information about a wide range of funding opportunities for research across the full breadth of the health sciences.

Health Sciences Ombuds Office
Career Specific Development, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows

Do you need assistance to speak with your mentor? Are you expecting to have a difficult conversation with a colleague or student? Is your lab team suffering from an open or hidden conflict? Do you have a question about the application of a policy, but don’t know whom to ask? The Health Sciences Ombuds Office can help you with any type of conflict or concern, big or small.

They also support you however you would like – YOU control what happens – everything is confidential.  Early intervention can help prevent the situation from escalating so we encourage you to reach out when a conflict arises. Don’t want anything to happen, but you want someone to know? They are here to listen! Letting an ombuds person know helps them identify systemic trends that they can pass along to leadership to implement positive change here at Pitt HS.

The HS Ombuds Office welcomes and appreciates visitor feedback.  Share anonymous feedback on Ombuds Services

HigherEdJobs
Career Transition, Employment Postings, Job Search Skills
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Search a database of 63,000+ jobs in higher education and access a variety of career resources and tips. 

Honorific Awards Training Course
Career Specific Development, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty

The Honorific Awards Training Course is an online, self-paced workshop for Pitt faculty, designed to provide an in-depth overview of tactics and strategies to successfully compete for honorific awards. 

Housing Resource Center
Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Available to help you find the type of housing best suited to meet your needs.

Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)
Career Specific Development, Professional Development, Research, Research Funding, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

The ICRE seeks to improve health outcomes, practice, and policy by creating an equitable, inclusive environment dedicated to educating the next generation of clinical and translational researchers and medical educators.

Institutional Training Grants
Career Specific Development, Research, Research Funding
Faculty

Get help applying for an NIH Institutional Training Grant at this site, which contains application support, proposal development resources, and more to help you succeed. 

LifeSolutions
Family-friendly, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Life Solutions is the University of Pittsburgh's Faculty and Staff Assistance Program that provides a broad range of services to assist University employees and their household members to balance work and the stresses of daily life. Life Solutions offers personalized care services, 24-hour support, online resources and tools, and more, all at no cost to you.