Postdoc Guidelines

Benefits

This standardized Postdoctoral Career Development and Progress Assessment will:

Empower you to proactively manage your career goals and career trajectory.
Provide you the opportunity to talk to your faculty mentor about your career goals and objectives at the beginning of your training.
Allow you to openly explore a range of career options if desired.
Create a structured yet flexible venue for your faculty mentor to communicate his or her expectations to you, to establish objective criteria for your success, and for your faculty mentor to define time and resources devoted to your technical and professional skill development.
Provide a mechanism for your faculty mentor to communicate constructive feedback to you and to articulate a timely and clearly defined performance improvement strategy if needed.

Develop a mutually agreed upon Postdoctoral Career Development Plan with your primary faculty mentor. Learn More >
Consult with your primary faculty mentor to determine who might be good candidates to serve on your mentoring team.
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Track your career development progress using the Postdoctoral Self Assessment form. Learn More >
Prepare for your annual Postdoctoral Progress Assessment review meeting with your primary faculty mentor. Learn More >

View the downloadable Postdoc Checklist for a summary and timeline of
postdoc responsibilities.

The Center for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Health Sciences will prompt you with
regard to deadlines.

Please forward all electronic forms to postdoc@hs.pitt.edu.