• Catalogues all of OCPD's resources in one place, including links to each resource on our webpage
• Indicates when each OCPD resource is relevant and available
• Demonstrates how OCPD programs can be taken in conjunction for maximal benefit
• Suggests structure for students and postdocs making IDPs, yearly plans, or career plans
• Normalizes career and professional development as part of every stage of a PhD or postdoc

However it would help you! Here are some of our suggestions:

• Check in with the timeline once per year to see what programs or resources you may benefit from
• Download the PDF and click on resources and programs to learn more about them on our website
• Bring it to a planning conversation with your mentor or PI to make sure that career and professional development are part of your training
• Share it with a labmate, classmate, or mentee to demonstrate your support for their career and professional development
• Print it out and post it on a bulletin board in your hallway or gathering space to spread the word about OCPD’s resources
• Learn about the wide range of topics that are part of career and professional development

Timeline for engaging with OCPD as a graduate student

One-on-one counseling. As soon as you start at UCSF, we are here to support your success in your program and in your next career step. Our approach is trainee-centered and career-agnostic. Come talk to us!

Ray Care, PhD
Linda Louie, PhD
David Blancha, PhD

How to use this timeline

This timeline is a suggestion for when to use OCPD’s resources for your maximum benefit. Annual programs are listed in all years in which they are appropriate.

One-on-one counseling is offered and recommended year-round every year that you are at UCSF and up to one year after you graduate. Other programs are listed in the year and quarter in which they are available and recommended below.

The timeline

Year 1

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

• Conducting rotations - program
• Choosing a thesis lab - program
• Conducting Successful Rotations - resource

Year 2

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

• Starting in a new position - program
• Finding your mentors - program
• Using an Individual Development Plan - resource

Professional Skills

• Evidence-Based Teaching Course - program
• Successful Grants Library - resource

Career Exploration

Finding and Applying for Jobs

Year 3

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

• Managing PI relationship - program
• Managing collaborations - program
• Using an Individual Development Plan - resource

Professional Skills

• Inclusive Research Mentor Course - program
• Transferable Skills for PhD Career Paths: Develop skills valuable in all careers - resource

Career Exploration

• Introduction to Career Exploration: MIND class and Peer Teams - program
• Career Paths - resource
• Career Exploration Roadmap - resource
• Peer Teams: Work towards your career exploration and job goals with others doing the same - program

Finding and Applying for Jobs

• Faculty Career Series: Explore and apply for faculty positions - program
• Academic Career Readiness Assessment - resource

Year 4

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

• Navigating workplace politics - program
• Having a career conversation - program
• Build Your Professional Network - resource

Professional Skills

• Inclusive Research Mentor Course - program
• Transferable Skills for PhD Career Paths: Develop skills valuable in all careers - resource

Career Exploration

• Introduction to Career Exploration: MIND class and Peer Teams - program
• Getting Experience: Support for internships and experiential learning - program
• Employer Information Sessions - programs
• Opportunities Board: Find internships, teaching opportunities, jobs - resource
• Peer Teams: Work towards your career exploration and job goals with others doing the same - program

Finding and Applying for Jobs

• Faculty Career Series: Explore and apply for faculty positions - program
• Search, apply, interview, negotiate: Support for all career paths - program
• Academic Career Readiness Assessment - resource
• Sample application materials - resource

Year 5

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

• Considering a postdoc - program
• Interviewing to avoid a bad fit - program
• Build Your Professional Network - resource

Professional Skills

• Business Concepts for Scientists - program
• Transferable Skills for PhD Career Paths: Develop skills valuable in all careers - resource

Career Exploration

• Getting Experience: Support for internships and experiential learning - program
• Employer Information Sessions - programs
• Opportunities Board: Find internships, teaching opportunities, jobs - resource
• Peer Teams: Work towards your career exploration and job goals with others doing the same - program

Finding and Applying for Jobs

• Search, apply, interview, negotiate: Support for all career paths - program
• Sample application materials - resource

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Timeline for engaging with OCPD as a postdoctoral scholar

How to use this timeline

This timeline is a suggestion for when to use OCPD’s resources for your maximum benefit. Annual programs are listed in all years in which they are appropriate. Post it in your office, lab, or common space!

One-on-one counseling is offered and recommended year-round every year that you are at UCSF and up to one year after you graduate. Other programs are listed in the year and quarter in which they are available and recommended below.

The timeline

1:1 Counseling

Whether your next step is at another university or beyond, we are here to help with every step of the process. Our approach is trainee-centered and career-agnostic. Come talk to us!

Ray Care, PhD
Linda Louie, PhD
David Blancha, PhD

Navigating Your Time at UCSF

Recommended programs for early-stage postdocs:

• Starting in a new position
• Finding your mentors
• Managing PI relationship

Recommended resources for early-stage postdocs:

• Assess Your Working Relationship With Your PI

Recommended programs for mid-stage postdocs:

• Managing collaborations
• Workplace Navigation
• Navigating workplace politics

Recommended resources for mid-stage postdocs:

• Using an Individual Development Plan

Recommended programs for late-stage postdocs:

• Having a career conversation
• Interviewing to avoid a bad fit

Recommended resources for late-stage postdocs:

• Build Your Professional Network

Professional Skills

Recommended programs for early-stage postdocs:

• Evidence-Based Teaching Course

Recommended resources for early-stage postdocs:

• Successful Grants Library

Recommended programs for mid-stage postdocs:

• Inclusive Research Mentor Course

Recommended resources for mid-stage and late-stage postdocs:

• Transferable Skills for PhD Career Paths Recognize and develop skills that are valuable in all careers

Recommended programs for late-stage postdocs:

• Business Concepts for Scientists

Career Exploration

Recommended programs for early-stage postdocs:

• Introduction to Career Exploration MIND class and Peer Teams

Recommended resources for early-stage postdocs:

• Career Exploration Roadmap

Recommended programs for mid-stage postdocs:

• Getting Experience Support for experiential learning

Recommended resources for mid-stage and late-stage postdocs:

• Career paths
• Opportunities Board Find teaching opportunities, jobs, and more

Recommended programs for late-stage postdocs:

• Employer Information Sessions Learn about companies that are hiring

Finding and Applying for Jobs

Recommended resources for early-stage postdocs:

• Academic Career Readiness Assessment Use faculty hiring requirements to shape your training and application materials

Recommended programs for early-stage, mid-stage and late-stage postdocs:

• Peer Teams Work towards your career exploration and job goals with others doing the same

Recommended programs for mid-stage and late-stage postdocs:

• Faculty Career Series: Exploring and preparing for faculty positions, applying, interviewing, and negotiating
• Search, apply, interview and negotiate for jobs, support for all career paths

Recommended resources for mid-stage and late-stage postdocs:

• Sample application materials; cover letters, resumes, CVs, and statements

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Revised March 2023. Copyright 2023 The Regents of the University of California, Office of Career and Professional Development, University of California, San Francisco.