Each university member is expected to report actual or suspected violations of laws, regulations, VCU policies and procedures or other misconduct. Management has a special duty to recognize and report violations.

Postdoctoral Career & Mentoring Resources

Career Resources

• FASEB Individual Development Plan
• Individual Development Plan web-based tool
• Career Information from the National Postdoc Association
• BioCareers
• Career Resources from AAAS
• CV/Resume writing and samples from UCSF Office of Career and Professional Development
• Career development websites

VCU Postdoctoral Scholar Career Development Fund

The Office of Postdoctoral Services has established a Postdoctoral Scholar Career Development Fund to support activities that further the postdoctoral scholar’s move toward independence. More information and the application are here.

Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program at VCU

The PFF program offers a series of short courses and professional development opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in higher education.  PFF courses introduce students to the roles and responsibilities of higher education, address teaching and learning issues in the college classroom and provide supervised internship opportunities.  Postdoctoral scholars at VCU are eligible to take these courses with permission of the PFF program.  Postdoctoral scholars taking these courses may be eligible for tuition assistance.

Mentoring

Mentoring is recognized as an important component to career success in the academic environment. The following links provide several resources related to mentoring and being mentored.

• VCU School of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Guide
• VCU Graduate School Mentoring Resources
• Mentoring International Postdocs
• Responsible Conduct in Research Mentoring
• Resources for the Development of Early Career Scientists from HHMI

The NSF is now requiring mentoring plans in all proposals that include postdoctoral scholars. The following provide examples of such mentoring plans.

• Harvard Medical School: NSF Postdoc Mentoring Plan Requirement for Proposals
• University of California, Merced: Example Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan for an NSF Proposal
• Stevens Institute of Technology: NSF Research Proposals and Support of Undergraduate, Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Fellows
• Oregon State University: Mentoring: NSF Proposal Aid
• Northwestern University: OPA NSF Proposal Development Aid – Mentoring Postdoctoral Scholars
• University of Wisconsin – Madison: Mentoring Postdocs