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Career and Professional Development

Career and professional development are important aspects of your postdoctoral training. OSU’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) offers programs and resources to help you maximize your postdoctoral experience.

Career Development Resources and Programs

Individual Development Plans

An Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a useful resource that helps postdoctoral scholars clarify their career objectives and outline steps to reach them. While there's no universal format, the following tools can guide you in beginning the process.

Templates for Developing an Individual Development Plan

Institutional Memberships

The University sponsors the several memberships, free to all OSU postdocs. Use your OSU email address to sign up for these memberships.

Insitutional Memberships Available for Postdocs

Career Resources

This list of resources is not comprehensive. We encourage you to explore additional organizations and job or networking sites relevant to your discipline, and check the OSU Postdoc Calendar of Events regularly.

Links to Career Resources

 

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