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.

Two-Year Professional Roadmap designed for trainees pursuing careers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical communications, consulting, government, nonprofits or industry research. Flexible pacing for completion in four years.

Year 1: Professional Foundation Series (14 hours)
  • Communicating Your Scholarly Vision and Impact
  • Concepts of AI and Machine Learning
  • Art of Public Speakin
  • Quick and Compelling: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch
  • Leadership in Healthcare
  • Power and Sample Size Calculations
  • Ethical Peer Review: Everything You Wanted to Know...
  • Giving Feedback Effectively
  • Articulating Your Approach to Teaching and Learning
  • Best Practices When Navigating the Ethics of Authorship...
  • What are Stats?
  • 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)
  • Confounders, Mediators and Casual Analysis 
  • Distilling Your Message
  • How to Build a Successful Team 
  • What are P-Values and How Should I Use Them? 
  • Trainee to Leader: Managing People in Research Settings
  • Using MyIDP to Drive Your Career 
  • Fostering a Sensitive Research Environment
  • Prevention of Scientific Misconduct 
  • Mentor/Mentee Relationships and Responsibilities 
  • Communicating in the Workplace 101
  • Communicating in the Workplace 102
  • Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership
  • Smarter Teams, Better Results
  • Sustainable Productivity and Prevention Burnout in Research Careers
 

Core Experiences:

  • Scholar book discussion
  • Peer mentoring
  • STEMM 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