Developing Your Skills
There are many skills you will need to acquire to be successful in your
new position. These range from how to set up a lab to hiring and training
technicians and/or postdocs to
utilizing technology in your classroom.
Professional ethics
Professional attitudes
Professional behavior
Use of animals and humans
in research
Confidentiality
Laboratory-related skills
Use of animals and humans
in research
Laboratory safety
Laboratory instrumentation
Laboratory practices
Research/analytical skills
Problem solving/reasoning
Planning
Experimental design
Informational technology
Data analysis
Time management
Resource management
Scientific literature
Communication skills
Interviewing
Presentations
Technical writing
Grant writing
Peer review
Teaching and mentoring skills
Teaching
Mentoring: skills for being a mentor
Mentoring: skills for utilizing a mentor
Personnel and management skills
Supervising staff and other employees
Management of projects/grants
Networking
Working in teams
Lifelong learning skills
Lifelong and independent learning
Career development skills
Career planning
Interacting with professional societies
Entrepreneurial skills
Meetings
Talking to the public/media/Congress
See Graduate/Professional and Postdoctoral
pages for further resources
 See also
APS Trainees Web Site
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