Helpful Links

Diversity and Equity

Be sure to check out our Committee pages for more information, as well as for ongoing volunteer and career opportunities!

How we can combat Anti-Black Racism and gender discrimination in Academia: useful resources for Postdocs to fight racial disparities and societal inequities and promote diversity and inclusion

Resources to support our Asian and Pacific American Posdocs:
Asian Pacific American Advocates (OCA) is a member-driven nonprofit dedicated to advancing the well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs at the Governor Tom Wolf's office

University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Position

This site provides a list of postdoctoral positions across the university campus.

Tax Information for Postdocs

Although the University of Pittsburgh is not able to give official tax advice, some helpful links can be found here.

OACD Programs: Video Archive

Can't make it to an OACD-sponsored event? Check out their video archive here.

National Resources

National Postdoctoral Association

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a member-driven, non-profit organization that provides a unique, national voice for postdoctoral scholars. Since 2003, they have taken on the ambitious agenda to enhance the quality of the postdoctoral experience in the U.S. They have assumed a leadership role in addressing the many issues confronting the postdoctoral community that are national in scope and requiring action beyond the local level.

FASEB Sample Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows

Individual Development Plans (IDPs) provide a planning process that identifies both professional development needs and career objectives. Furthermore, IDPs serve as a communication tool between individuals and their mentors. While IDPs have been incorporated into performance review processes in many organizations, they have been used much less frequently in the mentoring of postdoctoral fellows. An IDP can be considered one component of a broader mentoring program that needs to be instituted by all types of research institutions.

http://www.faseb.org/Policy-and-Government-Affairs/Science-Policy-Issues...

National Academies Web Guide to Enhancing the Postdoc Experience

The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and the world.
Known collectively as the National Academies, our organization produces groundbreaking reports that have helped shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=9831

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Healthfinder.gov is a resource from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion that provides information about staying healthy.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education is a source of news, analysis and commentary essential to your success in academe. Apart from academic news, the chronicle has separate listings for jobs, blogs, forums, events and advice.  For the job section check out the following link:

http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61

HigherEd 360 Guide to Academic Jobs

HigherEd360.com is a meta-collection of internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunters. It includes links to several thousand faculty, staffs and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions.

http://www.highered360.com

Science Careers

The online Science Career corner from the journal Science has quick links for the job market, career advice, career profile, diversity issues and blogs.

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine

Other job search portals:

Postdoc Jobs
http://www.postdocjobs.com

HigherEd Jobs
http://www.higheredjobs.com