Career Development

Career advancement requires numerous skills, but also a number of basic resources. This page contains information related to basic career resources, such as how to convey your personal research success through your CV (curriculum vitae) and/or the NIH-style biosketch. In addition, information on this page will instruct you regarding the “individual development plan” (IDP), which is a useful tool for students and early career investigators, as well as for more senior investigators.

• Individual Development Plans (IDPs) – All You Need to Know

• OPM.gov – Individual Development Plan

• ScienceCareers.org – MyIDP Career Planning Tool

• University of Nebraska – The Individual Development Plan (IDP): Chart Your Course

• Yale University – Individual Development Planning

• Your Guide to Individual Development Plans (With Examples)

• Individual Development Plan (With Template and Example)

• UCLA Career Center – How to Create Successful Individual Development Plans

• Creating Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)

• Individual Development Plan – How to Instructions

• NIH-Style Biosketch – Format Pages, Instructions, and Samples

• NIH-style Biosketches – FAQs

• The NIH Biosketch – Part 1 – Biosketch Basics

• The NIH Biosketch – Part 2 – Boost Your Biosketch

• How to Write Your NIH Biosketch as an Early Stage Investigator

• How to Write a CV

• The Scientist’s Conundrum: CV, Resume, or Something In-Between?

• Institute of Biomedical Science Support Hub – CV Writing

• Non-academic paths

• Tips on finding a lab

• Promotion tips