Check out these articles, links to useful resources, tips, and opportunities to find the information you need to keep your career on track. This quarter you’ll find tons of grant resources and scientific writing tips for new investigators. Ready for your next job or promotion? See the post-doc and fellowship announcements, interview tips, and advice for transitioning to tenure. Clinicians will appreciate the list of webinars and online learning opportunities, and everyone can benefit from this quarter’s mentoring and professional development resources, and tools for maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Read on!
Grant Resources and Scientific Writing
- NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Program
- Research Grant Application for neurocognitive research and translation of neurocognitive research into practice available through the Texas Woman’s University (you do not have to be a student or faculty of TWU to apply).
- Doctoral Dissertation and Postdoctoral Grant Programs (Fahs-Beck Scholars and Fellows)
- Top 1000 Foundations Awarding Grants for Health
- Research Grants from the Foundation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowships
- American Psychological Foundation Grant for Research in Couples Dynamics
- AHRQ Training and Education Opportunities
- Proposal Grant Writing Workshop for Foundation Grants (Dec 15th)
- Grant-Related Info & Resources
- 6 Tips for productive writing
- 5 Tips to Improve Your Scientific Writing
Jobs / Promotion/ Tenure
- Post-doctoral Positions in Affective Neuroscience at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowships
- Job Interview advice
- Search for jobs at “indeed”
- Search for jobs at “Academic Keys”
- Tips for success on your path to tenure
- Tenure Narrative (aka Personal Statement) tips
- Transition from grad student/ postdoc to tenure track
Mentoring Resources
- Mentee Guide: Keys to a Successful Mentor/ Mentee Relationship
- 10 Tips for a Successful Mentor/ Mentee Relationship
- 3 Career Mentors Everyone should have
- How to find a mentor
Leadership and General Professional Development
- Building and Managing a Research Team
- 15 Essential Skills to lead your research group
- Professional Development for Researchers
Work-Life Balance
- How to Maintain a Work-Life Balance In Academia
- Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Young Academic
- Work Life Balance Skills/ Tools
- The superwoman fallacy: What it really takes to be an academic and parent
