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Creating Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Cynthia Fuhrmann, PhDAssistant Dean, Career & Professional DevelopmentAssistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular PharmacologyUMass Medical School
Bill Lindstaedt, MSAssistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International &Postdoctoral ServicesUniversity of California, San Francisco
@CnFuhrmann @GSBScareer @UMassMedical
@billlindstaedt @UCSFOCPD@UCSF
#myIDP
This session is about answering 2 questions
Where am I headed with my career, long term?
What will I do in the near term
to help me get there?
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Career planning
SkillsResearch progress
How can you position yourself for your next professional step?
TechnicalskillsWritingPresentation
(story,visuals,delivery)Managingprojects,time,resourcesWorkingwith,supervisingothers
SettingclearexpectationsDifficultconversationsManagingconflictCollaboration,teamscienceCulturalcompetencyManagingup
Career preparation
SkillsResearch progress
Job-specific skills
Job-specificexperience
Job-specificnetwork
& mentors
Long-termcareergoals
How can you position yourself for your next professional step?
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Career preparation
SkillsResearch progress
Job-specific skills
Job-specificexperience
Job-specificnetwork
& mentors
Long-termcareergoals
How can I fit this all in, without negatively impacting my research productivity?
Startearly.Haveasenseofyourlong-termcareergoals.
Bestrategic &targeted…CreateanIndividualDevelopmentPlan
Advocateforyourself;seekoutmentorship!
• Careerpreparation• Skills• Researchprogress
What is an Individual Development Plan?
PROJECTS:**(research*checkpoints)*Collect*data*and*analyze*AB?Complex*x?ray*structure*• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#data#(done!)#• By#end#of#December#–#solve#crystal#structure#• By#mid;February#–#list#significant#findings#from#structure,#including#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align#with#and#compare#to#previously#solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#already#published#about#these#structures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#paper#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#analysis.#
#Write*and*submit*paper*• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Methods#section#• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#we#should#submit#paper#• February;April#–#draft#figures#and#results#(and#discussion?)#section#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/interpretation#process#• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Introduction#sections#(doing#so#will#free#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conference)#• June#–#submit#paper##Attend*Gordon*Research*Conference*on*Computer*Aided*Drug*Design*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*corresponding*Gordon*Research*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GRC#and#GRS)#• February#–#update#abstract#based#on#research#results#• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#GRC,#then#apply#to#September#conference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#talk?)#• July#–#attend#conference##SKILLS*DEVELOPMENT:*Crystallographic*skills*(data*collection*and*analysis)*• November;December#–#read#HKL#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#support#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#needed#while#
solving#structure#• December#–#Have#postdoc#review#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#with#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVANCEMENT:*Learn*more*about*industry*trends*• December;April:##Subscribe#to#BioWorld#and#read#at#least#one#article#each#week#
(weekends).##• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#monthly#• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#with#Amber#and#David#every#Thursday#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#have#heard#about#industry#(at#least#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute#one#update)##
Alistofgoalsforthenext9-12months.Aboutyourprogressanddevelopment.Informedbyyourlong-termcareergoals.
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• IDP is about your research/academic progress and career development.
• IDP is your document. Use it to define needs, structure discussions with mentors.
• You do not need to have your career figured out. (Though career focus can help your plan be more targeted & strategic).
• IDP process is iterative. Make deliberatechanges. Periodically renew.
My view of the IDP
@CnFuhrmann
How to create an IDP?1. Reflect&self-assess;
Getfeedback- Progress- Challenges- Skills- Long-termcareergoal*
*Criticalstep!
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How to create an IDP?1. Reflect&self-assess;
Getfeedback2. Writebig-picturegoals
PROJECTS:**(research*check
points)*
Collect*data*and*analyze*AB
?Complex*x?ray*structure*
• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#d
ata#(done!)#
• By#end#of#December#–#solve#cryst
al#structure#
• By#mid;February#–#list#significant
#findings#from#structure,#includin
g#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align
#with#and#compare#to#previously#
solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#a
lready#published#about#these#stru
ctures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#pape
r#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#
analysis.#
#Write*and*sub
mit*paper*
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Me
thods#section#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#w
e#should#submit#paper#
• February;April#–#draft#figures#and
#results#(and#discussion?)#section
#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/inter
pretation#process#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Intro
duction#sections#(doing#so#will#fr
ee#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conferen
ce)#
• June#–#submit#paper#
#Attend*Gordo
n*Research*Conference*on*C
omputer*Aided*Drug*Design
*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*cor
responding*Gordon*Resear
ch*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GR
C#and#GRS)#
• February#–#update#abstract#based
#on#research#results#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#
GRC,#then#apply#to#September#co
nference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#
talk?)#
• July#–#attend#conference#
#SKILLS*DEVEL
OPMENT:*
Crystallographic*skills*(dat
a*collection*and*analysis)*
• November;December#–#read#HKL
#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#
by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#s
upport#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#ne
eded#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review
#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and
#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#w
ith#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve
#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVA
NCEMENT:*
Learn*more*about*industry
*trends*
• December;April:##Subscribe#to#Bi
oWorld#and#read#at#least#one#artic
le#each#week#
(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#
monthly#
• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#w
ith#Amber#and#David#every#Thurs
day#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#ha
ve#heard#about#industry#(at#least
#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute
#one#update)#
#
Whatdoyouwanttoaccomplishthisyear?
- Project/research- Careeradvancement- Skillsdevelopment
How to create an IDP?1. Reflect&self-assess;
Getfeedback2. Writebig-picturegoalsDoyourresearch;getadvice.
3. Createactionplan
PROJECTS:**(research*check
points)*
Collect*data*and*analyze*AB
?Complex*x?ray*structure*
• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#d
ata#(done!)#
• By#end#of#December#–#solve#cryst
al#structure#
• By#mid;February#–#list#significant
#findings#from#structure,#includin
g#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align
#with#and#compare#to#previously#
solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#a
lready#published#about#these#stru
ctures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#pape
r#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#
analysis.#
#Write*and*sub
mit*paper*
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Me
thods#section#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#w
e#should#submit#paper#
• February;April#–#draft#figures#and
#results#(and#discussion?)#section
#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/inter
pretation#process#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Intro
duction#sections#(doing#so#will#fr
ee#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conferen
ce)#
• June#–#submit#paper#
#Attend*Gordo
n*Research*Conference*on*C
omputer*Aided*Drug*Design
*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*cor
responding*Gordon*Resear
ch*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GR
C#and#GRS)#
• February#–#update#abstract#based
#on#research#results#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#
GRC,#then#apply#to#September#co
nference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#
talk?)#
• July#–#attend#conference#
#SKILLS*DEVEL
OPMENT:*
Crystallographic*skills*(dat
a*collection*and*analysis)*
• November;December#–#read#HKL
#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#
by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#s
upport#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#ne
eded#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review
#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and
#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#w
ith#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve
#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVA
NCEMENT:*
Learn*more*about*industry
*trends*
• December;April:##Subscribe#to#Bi
oWorld#and#read#at#least#one#artic
le#each#week#
(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#
monthly#
• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#w
ith#Amber#and#David#every#Thurs
day#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#ha
ve#heard#about#industry#(at#least
#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute
#one#update)#
#
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How to create an IDP?1. Reflect&self-assess;
Getfeedback2. Writebig-picturegoalsDoyourresearch;getadvice.
3. Createactionplan4. Arrangeactionplanin
chronologicalorder–Realistic?
5. Implement(resources?)Reviseasyougo.
PROJECTS:**(research*check
points)*
Collect*data*and*analyze*AB
?Complex*x?ray*structure*
• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#d
ata#(done!)#
• By#end#of#December#–#solve#cryst
al#structure#
• By#mid;February#–#list#significant
#findings#from#structure,#includin
g#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align
#with#and#compare#to#previously#
solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#a
lready#published#about#these#stru
ctures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#pape
r#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#
analysis.#
#Write*and*sub
mit*paper*
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Me
thods#section#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#w
e#should#submit#paper#
• February;April#–#draft#figures#and
#results#(and#discussion?)#section
#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/inter
pretation#process#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Intro
duction#sections#(doing#so#will#fr
ee#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conferen
ce)#
• June#–#submit#paper#
#Attend*Gordo
n*Research*Conference*on*C
omputer*Aided*Drug*Design
*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*cor
responding*Gordon*Resear
ch*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GR
C#and#GRS)#
• February#–#update#abstract#based
#on#research#results#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#
GRC,#then#apply#to#September#co
nference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#
talk?)#
• July#–#attend#conference#
#SKILLS*DEVEL
OPMENT:*
Crystallographic*skills*(dat
a*collection*and*analysis)*
• November;December#–#read#HKL
#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#
by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#s
upport#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#ne
eded#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review
#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and
#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#w
ith#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve
#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVA
NCEMENT:*
Learn*more*about*industry
*trends*
• December;April:##Subscribe#to#Bi
oWorld#and#read#at#least#one#artic
le#each#week#
(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#
monthly#
• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#w
ith#Amber#and#David#every#Thurs
day#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#ha
ve#heard#about#industry#(at#least
#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute
#one#update)#
#
CHRONOLOGICAL:*
#Fall*2014:**
• Weekly,#December;April:##Subscribe#to#BioW
orld#and#read#at#least#one#article#
each#week#(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#monthly#
#• November?D
ecember#–#read#HKL#Manual#and#textbo
ok#suggested#by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#support
#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#needed#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review#my#d
ata#after#it#is#processed,#and#then#review
#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#with#po
stdoc#periodically#as#I#solve#and#refine#
structure.##
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Methods#s
ection#
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GRC#and
#GRS)#
• By*end*of*December#–#solve#crys
tal#structure#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#we#sho
uld#submit#paper#
##Spring*2015
:*
• Weekly,#December?April:##Subscribe#to#Bio
World#and#read#at#least#one#article#
each#week#(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#monthly#
#• Jan*–*June#–#Meet#o
nce#per#month#with#Jing#and#Jessica#(cla
ssmates#from#other#
research#fields)#for#an#informal#journal#
club#with#format#suggested#by#Dr.#X#in#
my#department:#one#person#selects#pape
r,#everyone#discusses#(no#single#
presenter#to#ensure#that#everyone#has#r
ead#the#paper;#also#brings#out#different#
perspectives#and#interests#from#our#dif
ferent#scientific#backgrounds)#
• By*mid?February#–#list#significan
t#findings#from#structure,#including#ques
tions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align#with#a
nd#compare#to#previously#solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#already#p
ublished#about#these#structures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#paper#durin
g#this#time#if#it#helps#with#analysis.#
• February?April#–#draft#figures#an
d#results#(and#discussion?)#section#as#a#
way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/interpretati
on#process#
• February#–#update#abstract#based#on#re
search#results#
• March#–#Checkpoint#to#assess#whether#
the#journal#club#format#is#working#for#me
#
personally#as#well#as#Jing#&#Jessica;#deci
de#whether#to#continue#and/or#alter#
format#as#needed#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#GRC,#th
en#apply#to#September#conference#
• March:#assess#how#this#IDP#is#going.#Ch
eck#in#with#mentors#as#needed.#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Introduction
#sections#(doing#so#will#free#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conference)#
##
Identifyinglong-termcareergoal
Identifyingcareer-relatedgaps
Creatingaplan
Discussingwithmentors
Attainingcareer-specificmentorship
Developingcareer-relatednetwork
Findingalike-mindedcommunity
Individual Development Planning can be challenging…
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• Consider your long-term career goals• Refine your plan• Create and share your IDP: poster session
– Create your poster– Lunch (with panelists and guest speakers)– “Leaving the Ivory Tower” Panel– Poster session
• Bringing it all together
Agenda
Skills
Interests
Values
?Howdoesyour“long-termcareergoal” matchyourskills,interests,values?
Whataredisconnects?
Use your self-assessment to evaluateyour career options
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Skills/Interests
< Skillsvs Interests♦ Both involvetasks♦ Skills:Whattasksareyougoodat?♦ Interests:Whattasksdoyoufindengaging?♦ Possiblethatthosedon’t fittogether
< Howdoesthisconcept impactcareerdecisionmaking?♦ Whenyouaregoodatataskyoudon’t like?♦ Whenyoulovedoingataskyouarenot goodatdoing?♦ Whenajobrequires tasksyoudon’tlikeandarenotgoodatdoing?♦ Remembertobreakacareerpathdowntospecific tasks
DisconnectsDiscussion:Whylookatdisconnects?
Lessons:
-Nocareeroption isperfect-Therewillbevalues-relatedchallengestoeverycareeroption-Therewillbeskillsandinterestschallengestoeverycareeroption-Plantodealwithchallenges,orelsechangelong-termcareergoal-Colleaguescanhelpyousolvechallenges
-Disconnectsprovideusefulbasisforeliminatingoptions-ThisprocessIShowyouchooseacareerwithconfidence!
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Skills
Interests
Values
• Selfassessmentresultsaredatageneratedaboutyou• Developafinitesetofcareeroptions• ExplorethosecareeroptionswithfocusonyourSkills
InterestsValuesresults*• Narrowoptions throughstructured processofelimination• Usingself-assessmentdatatomakecareerdecisionsisaskill
UsingSelfAssessmentResultstoChooseaCareerPath
Career Exploration Framework§Readaboutcareers
ArticlesonthewebBooksProfessionalorganizationsJobpostings
§AttendcareereventsAtyourowncampusTrainingsProfessionalmeetings
§TalktopeopleInformationalinterviewsNetworking
§GetexperienceShadowingCoursesProjectsInternships
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myIDP attemptstopredict potential careerpathmatchesforyou
Basedonyourmatchbetweencareerexperts’opinions andyourunique responsestotheSkillsandInterestsassessments
Doesnotinclude Valuesassessmentresults.OnlyusesSkillsandInterestsforprediction. Why?
Thematchingeffortisanattempttohelpyouorganizeyourresearchabout careeroptions,particularly yourreading
myIDP doesnottellyouwhattodo.
myIDP CareerPathMatchesHelpyouStart
Skills
Interests/Passions
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§ReadaboutcareersArticlesonthewebBooksProfessionalorganizationsJobpostings
§AttendeventsAtUCSFTrainingsProfessionalmeetings
§TalktopeopleInformationalinterviewsNetworking
§GetexperienceShadowingCoursesProjectsInternships
Increasingeffort
Increasingunderstanding ofcareerpath
Career Exploration Framework -Activities
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Build your professional network.
• Consider your long-term career goals• Refine your plan• Create and share your IDP: poster session
– Create your poster– Lunch (with panelists and guest speakers)– “Leaving the Ivory Tower” Panel– Poster session
• Bringing it all together
Agenda
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• Postdocs who discussed plan with mentors: more first-author papers, fewer conflicts with advisor, higher satisfaction with postdoctoral experience (Davis (Sigma Xi), 2006)
• Goals impact performance– Direct attention to activities related to goal– Inspire action toward goal– Increase persistence toward goal– Reviewed in Locke & Latham, Am Psychol, 2012
• Increased performance if individual sets goals (versus goals set by managers)
(Latham, Mitchell, Dossett, J Appl Psychol, 1978)
Reviewed inHobin,CBE-LifeSci Ed,2014
Why is creating a plan so important?Havingastructuredplaniscorrelatedwithincreasedproductivity, fewerconflicts,highersatisfaction.
Map out your goals for this year
August2017
July2018
• Research• Skillsdevelopment• Careeradvancement
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What can you do toincrease likelihood
that you’ll take action toward achieving these goals?
PROJECTS:**(research*check
points)*
Collect*data*and*analyze*AB
?Complex*x?ray*structure*
• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#d
ata#(done!)#
• By#end#of#December#–#solve#cryst
al#structure#
• By#mid;February#–#list#significant
#findings#from#structure,#includin
g#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align
#with#and#compare#to#previously#
solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#a
lready#published#about#these#stru
ctures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#pape
r#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#
analysis.#
#Write*and*sub
mit*paper*
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Me
thods#section#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#w
e#should#submit#paper#
• February;April#–#draft#figures#and
#results#(and#discussion?)#section
#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/inter
pretation#process#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Intro
duction#sections#(doing#so#will#fr
ee#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conferen
ce)#
• June#–#submit#paper#
#Attend*Gordo
n*Research*Conference*on*C
omputer*Aided*Drug*Design
*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*cor
responding*Gordon*Resear
ch*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GR
C#and#GRS)#
• February#–#update#abstract#based
#on#research#results#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#
GRC,#then#apply#to#September#co
nference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#
talk?)#
• July#–#attend#conference#
#SKILLS*DEVEL
OPMENT:*
Crystallographic*skills*(dat
a*collection*and*analysis)*
• November;December#–#read#HKL
#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#
by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#s
upport#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#ne
eded#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review
#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and
#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#w
ith#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve
#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVA
NCEMENT:*
Learn*more*about*industry
*trends*
• December;April:##Subscribe#to#Bi
oWorld#and#read#at#least#one#artic
le#each#week#
(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#
monthly#
• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#w
ith#Amber#and#David#every#Thurs
day#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#ha
ve#heard#about#industry#(at#least
#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute
#one#update)#
#
Goals Actions
Creating a plan
S – SpecificM – MeasureableA – Action-orientedR – RealisticT – Time-bound
WhatdoIwanttoaccomplish?
Whatwill Ido toreachthesegoals?
PROJECTS:**(research*check
points)*
Collect*data*and*analyze*AB
?Complex*x?ray*structure*
• By#end#of#November#–#Collected#d
ata#(done!)#
• By#end#of#December#–#solve#cryst
al#structure#
• By#mid;February#–#list#significant
#findings#from#structure,#includin
g#questions#
we#had#previously#defined.##Align
#with#and#compare#to#previously#
solved#
structures,#and#the#conclusions#a
lready#published#about#these#stru
ctures.#Mock#
up#figures#and#start#writing#pape
r#during#this#time#if#it#helps#with#
analysis.#
#Write*and*sub
mit*paper*
• December#–#draft#Materials#&#Me
thods#section#
• January#–#confirm#with#PI#where#w
e#should#submit#paper#
• February;April#–#draft#figures#and
#results#(and#discussion?)#section
#as#a#way#to#
help#with#the#data#analysis/inter
pretation#process#
• May#–#finish#Discussion#and#Intro
duction#sections#(doing#so#will#fr
ee#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepare#for#conferen
ce)#
• June#–#submit#paper#
#Attend*Gordo
n*Research*Conference*on*C
omputer*Aided*Drug*Design
*(July*
2014);*try*to*present*at*cor
responding*Gordon*Resear
ch*Seminar*for*trainees*
• December#;#Apply#to#meeting#(GR
C#and#GRS)#
• February#–#update#abstract#based
#on#research#results#
• March#;#if#do#not#get#accepted#to#
GRC,#then#apply#to#September#co
nference#
• June#–#draft#poster#(and#prepare#
talk?)#
• July#–#attend#conference#
#SKILLS*DEVEL
OPMENT:*
Crystallographic*skills*(dat
a*collection*and*analysis)*
• November;December#–#read#HKL
#Manual#and#textbook#suggested#
by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#and#TRAC;#get#s
upport#from#postdoc#in#lab#as#ne
eded#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Have#postdoc#review
#my#data#after#it#is#processed,#and
#then#review#
with#research#advisor.#Check#in#w
ith#postdoc#periodically#as#I#solve
#and#refine#
structure.##• ##CAREER*ADVA
NCEMENT:*
Learn*more*about*industry
*trends*
• December;April:##Subscribe#to#Bi
oWorld#and#read#at#least#one#artic
le#each#week#
(weekends).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;Club#event#
monthly#
• ACCOUNTABILITY:##have#lunch#w
ith#Amber#and#David#every#Thurs
day#and#
compare#notes#about#what#we#ha
ve#heard#about#industry#(at#least
#15#minutes#
during#meal;#we#each#contribute
#one#update)#
#
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Creating a plan: Project goals
IdentifyandsketchfiguresDraftmaterials&methodsDraftresultsDraftdiscussionDraftintroductionDraftabstract&title
«Meetwithadvisorateachpoint, andtelladvisorthenextdraftdeadline
Writeapaper
Goal ActionsS – SpecificM – MeasureableA – Action-orientedR – RealisticT – Time-bound
Goal Milestones
Creating a plan: Project goals
IfIcannotpurifyProtein Aby…
<date1>,thengetfeedbackfromcolleagues/experts.
<date2>,tryadifferentapproach.
<date3>,discussdroppingproject
SolvecrystalstructureofProteinA
S – SpecificM – MeasureableA – Action-orientedR – RealisticT – Time-bound
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Creating a plan: Career advancement goals
•Readaboutresearch-in-industry careersinJanuary
•Attend2careerpaneleventsinJanuary-March
• Talktothreescientists inindustry (informationalinterviews)
« LunchwithfriendsThursdays:andsharewhatweeachlearned
LearnmoreaboutIndustrycareers.
Goal ActionsS – SpecificM – MeasureableA – Action-orientedR – RealisticT – Time-bound
Goal Actions
Creating a plan: Skills development goals
•Learnstrategies
•Practice
•Getfeedback
Improvewritingskills
S – SpecificM – MeasureableA – Action-orientedR – RealisticT – Time-bound
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“Check-mark” your desired skills area
Set goals in myIDP
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Outputs a printed, unique Individual Development Plan
Receive monthly email reminder about your goals
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• Have reasonable expectations of mentors– No one mentor can know all– Personality styles– Time limitations
• Have a team of mentors, utilize the strength of each.
Creating an IDP helps you identify where mentors might help
• Consider your long-term career goals• Refine your plan• Create and share your IDP: poster session
– Create your poster– Lunch (with panelists and guest speakers)– “Leaving the Ivory Tower” Panel– Poster session
• Bringing it all together
Agenda
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Make your IDP poster
• Startwithbigpicture,careergoal(s)•Consider listingaplanAandB(optional)•Consider including afuture-focused careermap,timelineorvisual depictionofyourcareerplan
• Listtheactionsyouwilltakethisyear• Includehowmentorswillhelpyou•Anythingelse– becreative!
Scientists at Eli Lilly:
Claudia Salinas, Epidemiologist
Beverly Falcon, Research Scientist
Brian Teske, Scientific Communications
Ricardo Martinez, Sr Research Advisor
Up next:1:30 p.m. “Leaving the Ivory Towers” Panel2:30 p.m. Poster session
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• This is clarifying! • It is a relief to have a roadmap.
• This is daunting!• How can I get all this done?!?
Common reactions…
Expect to revise your plan.
Make it a deliberate decision.
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• Have a scheduled “big-picture” meeting periodically
• Purpose of meeting:– What are my strengths? Areas where I could grow?– I plan to complete this project on this timeline.– Can you help me develop this skill?– Can you introduce me to scientists in ___ field?
Creating an IDP helps you identify where mentors might help
IDP/career planning resourcesmyIDP.sciencecareers.org
myIDPArticlesSpecialCollection
ChemIDP.acs.org
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IDP/career planning resourcescareer.umassmed.edu
CHRONOLOG
ICAL:*
#Fall*20
14:**
• Weekly,#December;Ap
ril:##Subscribe#to#Bio
World#and#read#at#le
ast#one#article#
each#week#(weekend
s).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;
Club#event#monthly
#
#• Novem
ber?Decembe
r#–#read#HKL#Manua
l#and#textbook#sugge
sted#by#labmates,#
research#advisor,#an
d#TRAC;#get#suppor
t#from#postdoc#in#lab
#as#needed#while#
solving#structure#
• December#–#Hav
e#postdoc#review#m
y#data#after#it#is#proc
essed,#and#then#revi
ew#
with#research#adviso
r.#Check#in#with#post
doc#periodically#as#
I#solve#and#refine#
structure.##
• December#–#draf
t#Materials#&#Metho
ds#section#
• December#;#App
ly#to#meeting#(GRC#a
nd#GRS)#
• By*end*of*Dec
ember#–#solve#cr
ystal#structure#
• January#–#confirm
#with#PI#where#we#s
hould#submit#paper
#
##Spring
*2015:*
• Weekly,#Decembe
r?April:##Subscri
be#to#BioWorld#and#r
ead#at#least#one#art
icle#
each#week#(weekend
s).##
• Monthly:#attend#an#E;
Club#event#monthly
#
#• Jan*–*J
une#–#Meet#once#per
#month#with#Jing#an
d#Jessica#(classmate
s#from#other#
research#fields)#for#
an#informal#journal
#club#with#format#su
ggested#by#Dr.#X#in#
my#department:#on
e#person#selects#pap
er,#everyone#discuss
es#(no#single#
presenter#to#ensure
#that#everyone#has#r
ead#the#paper;#also#b
rings#out#different#
perspectives#and#int
erests#from#our#diff
erent#scientific#back
grounds)#
• By*mid?Febru
ary#–#list#significant
#findings#from#struc
ture,#including#ques
tions#
we#had#previously#d
efined.##Align#with#a
nd#compare#to#prev
iously#solved#
structures,#and#the#c
onclusions#already#
published#about#the
se#structures.#Mock
#
up#figures#and#start
#writing#paper#durin
g#this#time#if#it#helps
#with#analysis.#
• February?Ap
ril#–#draft#figures#an
d#results#(and#discu
ssion?)#section#as#a#
way#to#
help#with#the#data#a
nalysis/interpretati
on#process#
• February#–#upd
ate#abstract#based#o
n#research#results#
• March#–#Checkp
oint#to#assess#wheth
er#the#journal#club#f
ormat#is#working#for
#me#
personally#as#well#a
s#Jing#&#Jessica;#dec
ide#whether#to#cont
inue#and/or#alter#
format#as#needed#
• March#;#if#do#not
#get#accepted#to#GRC
,#then#apply#to#Septe
mber#conference#
• March:#assess#ho
w#this#IDP#is#going.#C
heck#in#with#mento
rs#as#needed.#
• May#–#finish#Discuss
ion#and#Introduction
#sections#(doing#so#w
ill#free#my#time#in#
June/July#to#prepar
e#for#conference)#
##
Sample IDP
• TipsforcreatinganIDP• SampleIDPactionplan
IDP/career planning resourcescareer.umassmed.edu
Resources&ideasspecifictocareerpathways
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IDP/career planning resourcescareer.ucsf.edu – AcademicCareerReadinessAssessment
As you progress…• Make time for your professional development
• Consider your long-term career options– What skills, experience, knowledge, network will you need?
• Create a plan; assess your progress; expect to revise
• Advocate for yourself:– Watch for lucky opportunities
– Identify and engage multiple mentors
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– Consider the big picture– Be proactive earlier– Focus their efforts– Seek help from mentors– Clarify expectations– Minimize conflicts– Maximize productivity
Planning via an IDP will help you…
…forresearchandcareerdevelopment