Professional & Self-Evaluation

We encourage you to download our self-evaluation form
as soon as you begin your postdoctoral experience at SNL.
Share your goals and this self-evaluation with your technical advisor,
mentor, and your manager to help assist you in your transition
into a permanent career.

Self Evaluation Instructions

Self Evaluation Worksheet

Survey for PostDocs

PD2P Resources:

Top Tips for PostDocs

National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)

Science Careers

Bio Career Center

Recommended Books:

A Ph. D. IS NOT ENOUGH! A Guide to Survival in Science (Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, MA, 1993) by Peter J. Feibelman

Self Assessment
Fiske, P. S. (2001). Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists. Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union.
Bolles, R. N. (2002). What Color is your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press.

The Postdoc Experience
Kern, S. (2002). Fellowship Goals for PhDs and MDs: A Primer on the Molecular Biology Postdoctoral Experience. Cancer Biology and Therapy 1: 74-75.

National Academy of Sciences. (2000). Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Career Opportunities
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science’s Next Wave. [On-line]. Available: http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/us/
The Scientist. Archives: Profession. [On-line]. Available: http://www.the-scientist.com/professionarchive.htm
The Chronicle of Higher Education. Career Network Advice Columns. [On-line]. Available: http://chronicle.com/jobs/archive/advicearch.htm
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. (1997). Graduate Education: Consensus Conference Report. Bethesda, M.D. FASEB. [On-line]. Available: http://www.faseb.org/opar/educrpt.html
Heiberger and Vick, eds. (1996). The Academic Job Search Handbook (2nd ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reis, R. M. (1997) Tomorrow’s Professor. Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering. New York: IEEE Press. 1997.
On-line Listserv: Tomorrow’s Professor. Available: http://sll.stanford.edu/projects/tomprof/newtomprof/postings.html
Barker, K. (2002). At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Resources on Non-Academic Careers
Robbins-Roth, C. ed. (1998). Alternative Careers in Science. Leaving the Ivory Tower. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press.
Kreeger, K. Y. (1999). Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

*these resources are not considered endorsements, per se