Professional Development and Career Resources for Postdoctoral Community

• Research Development
• Library
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund/Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Special Feature: Laboratory Management from Science Magazine
• Lab Management from Science Magazine
• Project Management for Scientists from Science Magazine
• Preparing and Managing Your First Lab Budget: Finance 101 for New Investigators from Science Magazine 
• Effective Lab Skills: Managing People, Projects and Money from AAAS Science Careers
• Laboratory Management from AAAS Science Careers
• Project Management for Scientists from AAAS Science Careers
• Academic Finance Demystified from Inside Higher Ed

• Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Virginia Tech’s Career and Professional Development has paid for access to CandidCareer for the Virginia Tech community. CandidCareer videos cover career fields and get-hired topics.

• AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
• National Science Foundation NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships 
• National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellows
• National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowships  
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Funding Schemes for Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Funding Institutional

• The Academic Job Search from Virginia Tech
• Career Planning and Self-Assessment Resources from the National Postdoctoral Association
• Postdoctoral Core Competencies from the National Postdoctoral Association
• Career options for PhDs from the National Postdoctoral Association
• Careers for Scientists Away from the Bench from NatureJobs
• Career Basics Booklet from Science Careers
• Career Trends: The Informed Job Search from Science Careers
• Moving On: Managing Career Transitions Career Development Guide from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Life Sciences Research and Teaching: Strategies for the Successful Job Hunt from the American Society for Cell Biology
• Career Advice for Life Scientists, Volumes I and II from the American Society for Cell Biology
• Job Searching for Scientists: Tools, Tips and Essentials from AAAS Science Careers
• Fact and Fiction: Careers in Industry and Academia from AAAS Science Careers
• Conducting an Authentic Job Search from AAAS Science Careers
•  The A to Z of Dual-Career Couples from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• The Logistics of a Dual-Career Search from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Tips for Job-Hunting in Dual-Career Relationships from Nature Jobs
• "Navigating a Dual Career Search: The Administrator's Perspective" from the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

• Presenting Yourself: Networking from Virginia Tech
• When, How and Why to Conduct Informational Interviews from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• How to Do an Informational Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Informational Interviewing: Getting Information You Can Use from AAAS Science Careers
• The Informational Interview from AAAS Science Careers 
• Networking: Building Solid Career Connections from AAAS Science Careers
• Expanding Career Networks from the Higher Education Recruitment Consortia 
• How Do I Create a Professional Network? from the Chronicle of Higher Education

• Resume and CV Guide from Virginia Tech 
• Creating and Maintaining Your CV from the Chronicle of Higher Education 
• The CV Doctor from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• The Unrecommendation from the Chronicle of Higher Education 
• The Academic Job Search: Presenting Yourself On Paper from the Higher Education Recruitment Consortia
• How To Write Appealing Cover Letters from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• What You Don't Know About Cover Letters from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Writing a Good Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market from the Chronicle of Higher Education
  
• Cover Letters for Administrative Jobs from the Chronicle of Higher Education 
• Writing a Winning Cover Letter from AAAS Science Careers 
• That Crucial First Impression from the Chronicle of Higher Education 
• Cover Letters from Ask a Manager
• Your CV Should Inform. Your Cover Letter Should Persuade from the Chronicle of Higher Education

• Preparing Research Statements from Virginia Tech
• Writing a Research Plan from AAAS Science Careers
• Writing the Teaching Statement from AAAS Science Careers
• The Effective Diversity Statement from Inside Higher Ed

• Interviewing Skills from AAAS Science Careers
• How to Prepare for an Interview from AAAS Science Careers
• What to Expect in a First-Round Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• What to Expect in a Second-Round Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• What to Ask - And Not To Ask - In Your Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Rocking the Phone/Skype Interview from the Professor Is In
  
• Smile, You're On Camera from Inside Higher Ed
• Preparing for your Community College Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• The Community College Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• What to Expect at a Community College Interview from the Chronicle of Higher Education
  

• "Negotiation Basics" from the Higher Education Recruitment Consortia
  
• The Job Offer Checklist from AAAS Science Careers
• Salary Negotiation, Part 1 from AAAS Science Careers
  
• Salary Negotiation, Part 2 from AAAS Science Careers
• 52 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Science Job from NatureJobs
• How to Successfully Negotiate Your Salary from Inside Higher Ed
  
• "Negotiating in Academia" from the Higher Education Recruitment Consortia
• Negotiation Tactics and Strategies from AAAS Science Careers
  
• Academic Salary Data from Higher Ed Jobs

• Conducting the International Job Search from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Internationalizing the Academic Career from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• What You Need to Know Before You Work Abroad from the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Online Resources for Finding Work Abroad from the Chronicle of Higher Education

• Nontraditional Careers: Opportunities Away from the Bench from AAAS Science Careers
• Fact and Fiction: Careers in Industry and Academia from AAAS Science Careers
  
• Following the Nonacademic Track from the Chronicle of Higher Education