Research Career Development: Academic Pathway

The Academic Pathway prepares graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for careers in higher education by developing skills in research, teaching, mentorship, leadership and scholarly communication. This pathway emphasizes leadership and mentorship skills needed to manage research teams, collaborate effectively and advance in academic careers.

2-Year Professional Development roadmap designed for trainees pursuing faculty, teaching, research-intensive or academic leadership careers.

Year 1: Professional Foundation Series (14 hours)

January

  • Communicating Your Scholarly Vision and Impact
  • Concepts of AI and Machine Learning
  • Art of Public Speaking

February

  • Quick and Compelling: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch
  • Leadership in Healthcare

March

  • Power and Sample Size Calculations

April

  • Ethical Peer Review: Everything You Wanted to Know...
  • Giving Feedback Effectively

September

  • Articulating Your Approach to Teaching and Learning
  • Best Practices When Navigating the Ethics of Authorship...
  • What are Stats?

October

  • Managing Up, Across and Out: Influencing W/O Authority
  • Power, Bias and Inclusive Leadership in Research Environments
  • The Power of Networking
Year 2: Leadership and Career Advancement Series (14 hours)

January

  • Confounders, Mediators and Casual Analysis

February

  • Distilling Your Message
  • How to Build a Successful Team

March

  • What are P-Values and How Should I Use Them?

April

  • Trainee to Leader: Managing People in Research Settings
  • Using MyIDP to Drive Your Career

May

  • Fostering a Sensitive Research Environment

June

  • Prevention of Scientific Misconduct

July

  • Mentor/Mentee Relationships and Responsibilities

August

  • Communicating in the Workplace 101
  • Communicating in the Workplace 102
  • Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership

October

  • Smarter Teams, Better Results
  • Sustainable Productivity and Prevention Burnout in Research Careers

Core Experiences:

  • Scholar book discussion
  • Peer mentoring
  • STEM events

Flexible Learning Experiences

  • Project management workshop (10 hours)
  • Teaching in higher education workshop (10 hours)
  • CV Writing Seminar (10 hours)
  • Poster preparation/presentation seminar

Competencies You Will Develop:

  • Research excellence
  • Communication and teaching
  • Leadership and management
  • Collaboration and team science
  • Responsible conduct of research
  • Career planning and advancement