Developing Your Skills
As a postdoctoral fellow, there are many skills you will need to
acquire to be successful in your chosen profession. These range from how
to hire a technician to increasing your teaching skills to dealing with
family vs. work stress.
Some of these you will learn from your mentor. Some you will need to find
other means of learning them. Here are some pages with information and
links to help you out.
Becoming a Scientist
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, videos of biomedical researchers offering
their perspective what it takes to be a scientist
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- NRSA
Grant writing-other
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
 See also
APS Trainees Web Site
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