Career Support

Career Support Center

The Research Trainee Career Support Center provides you with articles and resources that will assist you as you contemplate your move into a non-trainee, professional career track.

CHOP research trainees may also enroll in the UPenn Biomedical Postdoctoral Program (BPP), a premiere professional/career support program for UPenn/CHOP fellows.

Visit the BPP Enrollment intranet page for details. *Requires Active Directory Log-In*

Articles of Interest

Interviewing Skills: Academia vs. Industry

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:19; Written by Dave Taylor

Dr. Lori Conlan, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services in the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), recently provided CHOP Postdocs with great insight into the job interview process in academia and industry. Her presentation is now available for you to download.

Finding The Right Fit

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Friday, 24 September 2010 19:02; Written by Dave Taylor

Finding the Right Fit

This article from Nature Jobs captures the apparent imbalance of power in the hiring process of most graduate students seeking postdoctoral positions, and provides tools to negotiate their way into better situations.

The Role of Postdocs, PIs and Institutions in Training Future Scientists

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Friday, 24 September 2010 17:29; Written by Dave Taylor

This article from ASBMB Today provides an excellent snapshot of today's postdoctoral fellowships, and provides some tips on how to ensure your future success.

Career Trends: Running Your Lab

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Monday, 02 August 2010 15:20; Written by Dave Taylor

This booklet from the AAAS/Science Business Office includes multiple perspectives and tips on effective lab management. This is a must-read for all future independent investigators.

Announcements

Trainee Announcements - 5/1/13

2013 Distinguished Research Trainees

Congratulations to the 2013 CHOP Distinguished Research Trainees:

Yiran Guo, Ph.D.
Kosuke Izumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Wulan Deng, Ph.D.

These exceptional CHOP researchers were nominated by their mentors to receive this prestigious award, presented to them by Dr. Philip Johnson at the 2013 CHOP Research Poster Day. Read more...