Career Resources

PDA Career Development Workshop Series
  • Held on Tuesdays (3:30–4:30 pm) in room N315 (Alkek Building). Click the link above for a list of scheduled presentations.


Career Development Books
  • Available in Shana Deferrari's office (Alkek N204V) for any postdoc to check out. Click the link above to go to a pages with descriptions of each title.
    • Academic Scientists at Work-Navigating the Biomedical Research Career by Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert
    • Bridges to Independence-Fostering the independence of new investigators in biomedical research by National Research Council of the National Academies
    • Making the Right Moves by Burroughs Wellcome Fund Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    • A Ph.D. Is Not Enough! by Peter J. Feibelman
    • Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth
    • At the Helm-A Laboratory Navigator by Kathy Barker
    • Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers by the Committee of Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
    • Jump Start Your Career in BioScience by Chandra B. Louise
    • Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science by Karen Young Kreeger
    • How to Succeed in Academics by Linda I. McCabe and Edward D.B. McCabe
    • "So What are You Going to do with that?" A Guide to Career-Changing for M.A.s and Ph.D.s by Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius
    • To Boldly Go..... A Practical Career Guide for Scientists by Peter S. Fiske
    • Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D. by Robert L. Peters
    • Opportunities in Biotechnology Careers by Sheldon S. Brown
    • Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists by Peter S. Fiske and Aaron Louie
    • Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day – A guide to Starting, Revising and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis by Joan Bolker

Baylor PDA Career Day
  • Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston held a Career Day at Baylor College of Medicine on FRIDAY, March 26, 2004.

Teaching opportunities and resources at Baylor College of Medicine
  • SELF (Science Education Leadership Fellows) is a program funded by HHMI that partners elementary school teachers with postdocs and graduate students for two years. You can read about it here: http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/pa/hisd-baylor.htm

  • OPTIONS (Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in the Natural Sciences) is a program that allows postdocs or any science professional to make a transition into teaching. You can read about this program at 'www.bioedonline.org' under professional development. This website is one of our resources for Biology teachers.

Career Development Links
  • Click the link above for a list of useful websites for Career development.


Recommended Reading List
  • Women in Academic and/or Science Careers:
    A Partial Reading List from the UCSF Career Center
    Click HERE to download a pdf file (56 KB).

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