Jobs

My IDP

Two recent reports (NIH Biomedical Research Workforce Report and the NIGMS Strategic Plan) have brought renewed attention to the value of career planning for scientists. Individual Development Plans (IDPs) have been suggested as particularly useful tools for assisting in the career development of science PhDs. Cynthia Fuhrmann and Bill Lindstaedt from UCSF along with Phil Clifford from Medical College of Wisconsin and Jennifer Hobin from FASEB have launched an interactive, web-based tool that will help you set and achieve long-term and short-term career goals. The tool is called "myIDP" and the live site is http://myIDP.sciencecareers.org.

As part of the launch, an editorial was published in Science Magazine written by Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief of Science, and Jim Austin, Editor of ScienceCareers.org: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6099/1149.full. Also, 11 articles will be published targeted at helping postdocs use IDPs for for career advancement. The first article can be accessed here: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_09_07/caredit.a1200100.

Bio Careers, online career service

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is a member of Biocareers.com, an online career service that provides an in-depth look at a variety of post-graduate career paths in the sciences. Bio Careers has a Jobs Board with over 1,400 listings; virtual job fairs; free webinars, workshops and articles on job searching strategies; and a highly regarded blog relevant to Postdoc issues.

Registration Instructions:

(1) Go to http://stonybrook.biocareers.com.

(2) Click on the Login/Register button at the bottom of the navigation bar

(3) Fill out the Registration Form and create a User Name and Password

Note: Even after you have moved on from Stony Brook University, you can still maintain your free membership and take advantage of Biocareers’ services. Good luck in your search!

Science Alliance

As a member of the postdoctoral community at Stony Brook University, you are entitled to a free membership with Science Alliance, the career and professional development branch of the New York Academy of Sciences. Membership is offered through an invitation emailed directly to you from Science Alliance every fall, and your subsequent membership is valid for one year. For every year you remain a Postdoc at SBU, you are entitled to enroll and will be invited to join annually. Membership benefits are many and listed below.

Free or discounted registration to Discussion Groups in myriad scientific areas
Free registration to Career and Professional Development events
Free access to all live and archived webinars of the Academy
Free access to a vast and growing library of over 300 Academy eBriefings which provide complete, multimedia reports of Academy meetings and conferences
Free access to Annals Online, a database of thousands of downloadable scientific articles and reviews from the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Reduced registration to Academy conferences
Reduced registration to Science & the City events
The New York Academy of Sciences magazine (three times per year)

Stony Brook University Career Center

The Career Center offers a wide variety of exciting events, workshops and programs for Stony Brook Postdocs. Check out their Calendar of Events for more details. Postdocs are also invited to visit the Career Center for help with writing and formatting your resume or CV. Walk-ins are welcome on Thursdays from 10 am-noon, or you can make an appointment by calling 632-6810.

Postdocs' Coffee Hour, First Tuesday of every month

LISEF judges needed, February 12 and March 13

"Research Your Future" Career Symposium, March 19

Chalk Talk, April 11

Tips to Win NIH Fellowships, April 25

Networking Social, May 30

Getting Your Academic Career Off to a Good Start, October 19

Recurring Events

Editors Club

Conversational English

Practice public speaking

Provost's Postdoctoral Lecture Series