Career Advice for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Resources and practices to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows write statements of teaching philosophy.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows currently encounter requests for a statement of teaching philosophy in at least half of academic job announcements in the United States. A systematic process for the development of a teaching statement is required that integrates multiple sources of support, informs writers of the document's purpose and audience, helps writers produce thoughtful statem...

Is the Debate and “Pause” on Experiments That Alter Pathogens with Pandemic Potential Influencing Future Plans of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows?

Much has been said and written about the risks and benefits of certain experiments that alter pathogens with pandemic potential (PPP) (see recent references 1 to 3 and references within). The experiments in question alter transmissibility, virulence, host range, drug susceptibility, immune responses, and/or infectivity or stability. A debate and research “pause” for certain experiments using ce...

A Guide for Graduate Students Interested in Postdoctoral Positions in Biology Education Research

Postdoctoral positions in biology education research (BER) are becoming increasingly common as the field grows. However, many life science graduate students are unaware of these positions or do not understand what these positions entail or the careers with which they align. In this essay, we use a backward-design approach to inform life science graduate students of postdoctoral opportunities in...

Students and Post - Doctoral Fellows

Leadership training for postdoctoral dental students.

Harvard School of Dental Medicine launched a course on leadership for its postdoctoral dental students in 2010 in order to introduce them to the art of leadership and the latest theories and principles regarding becoming a leader. Nine four-hour modules over a period of six months took the students on a journey of leadership self-exploration by building awareness of their capacity in core leade...