Professional skills are applicable across many career paths and will help you succeed at UCSF too. We believe these skills are learned, not innate, and are an essential part of scientific training no matter what stage you're in.
We've gathered data from UCSF alumni about the skills they use in their jobs, and they might surprise you. Learn how to develop skills during your degree or postdoc that you can use in any PhD career path.
Many students and postdocs mentor interns or students throughout their time at UCSF or will supervise people at some point in their career. Through a partnership with CCSF, we offer programs that prepare scientists to be effective and inclusive research mentors.
- Learn how to mentor in the Inclusive Research Mentor Course
- Apply your skills and get coaching through the Inclusive Mentoring Fellows program
Now is a great time to explore your interest in teaching. Our resources give you tools for teaching inclusively and provide the evidence that supports these teaching practices.
- Learn to teach in the Evidence-Based Teaching course
- Get practice in a teaching opportunity
- Learn on your own and explore education research
Learn about best practices for grant writing. Writing an NIH F or K grant? We've collected successful proposals written by UCSF students and postdocs across a range of fields. Request to see one that's relevant to you!
See annotated samples of each component of a research article.
Whether you're preparing for a conference talk, a job talk, or a poster, we've got guidance to help you get your message across.
