Resources

As you think about your post-Stanford career, consider exploring the BioSci Careers (formerly the School of Medicine Career Center) Career Library. Their books and resources highlight a wide range of career topics, including career exploration, transitions, professional development, and preparation for jobs in a wide variety of sectors. Online and digital resources are available as well!

BioSci Careers offers an archive of past career presentations. Explore these various presentation documents and videos to gain valuable career advice from a wide range of experts in Bioscience fields. A great opportunity to get key career tips, even if you missed the live version!

Self-assessment tools are excellent resources for clarifying your interests, developing a professional vocabulary for yourself, and establishing a starting point for career exploration. CareerEd offers access to several of the better-known self-assessment tools, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strong Interest Inventory (SII), and StrengthsQuest. To access these assessments, contact a career communities team member. 

The Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research (CIDR) is a team of technology specialists, researchers, and software developers who provide a wide range of services in support of the humanities, social sciences, and related domains. The center offers regular workshops on tools, techniques, and methods as part of its mission to provide training in technical academic research practices and applied research methods. Check out their workshop offerings today! 

CIRTL’s mission is to enhance excellence in STEM undergraduate education by developing a faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices for diverse learners. 

This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses and offers advice on how to choose a dissertation topic that is compelling, manageable, and worthwhile. Although it is written for scientists, this article provides valuable insights that are applicable to other fields. Also available via the Tomorrow's Professor Archive.

One of the most important decisions you will make as a graduate student is choosing a dissertation advisor. This article from Inside Higher Ed (and this one from the Chronicle of Higher Education) address this vital decision and offer some guidance on how to select an advisor, including what good and bad things to look for. From enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring, similar research interests, and management style, these tips from these two articles can help you build a framework by which you can evaluate and find the advisor most suited to you. 

The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life’s Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences (CIRCLE) offers a safe haven for worship, ritual, meditation, reflection, and spiritual and intellectual growth. It is a welcoming space where religious and spiritual communities can deepen their understandings of one another and find common ground, while still embracing the particular aspects of their traditions and practices. It is meant to transcend religious boundaries to foster an interfaith community. Check the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life's website to learn more about CIRCLE programs and events. 

To gain another perspective on your teaching, consider scheduling a video recording and consultation through the Center for Teaching and Learning. Choose a class session to be filmed by event services, and afterwards a CTL consultant will meet with you to review the recording and offer feedback and suggestions. Note that these recordings are for personal use only; to have a class filmed for your teaching portfolio or other purposes, contact event services directly. Schedule online at least a week in advance. Open to all instructors and TAs.

If you are a doctoral student engaged with research on women and/or gender, you may be eligible to apply for a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (GDF) through the Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Several GDFs are awarded per academic year to outstanding doctoral students and include a stipend as well as research funding. The fellowship provides financial support to students as they complete their dissertations while also encouraging interdisciplinary connections. Check out the Clayman Institute's website for more information and application instructions.   

In addition to dissertation fellowships, the Clayman Institute offers a number of opportunities to support graduate students working on gender or gender related topics. The three Clayman Institute prizes honor the next generation of gender research scholars and afford leading graduate students the opportunity to present their research in a number of forums. Some prizes require a faculty nomination.

Co-sponsored by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, this Clayman Institute study analyzes the barriers to the retention and advancement of women in technology in Silicon Valley. It identifies women in mid-level positions as at the most critical juncture of the career ladder, given that gender-related barriers tend to converge here. This reference equips women graduate students who are considering careers in industry with knowledge for selecting employers and evaluating workplace cultures, so as to choose the most fruitful career path.

Are you interested in improving your scientific talks? Looking for tips to boost your communication skills as a scientist? Look no further! This clear and accessible guide, produced by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and suggested by Stanford's BioSci Careers website is an excellent tool to support your scientific communication skills. A simple, engaging pdf, this guide is essential for all scientists. 

Many Stanford courses welcome graduate students from a variety of departments and programs. This list of current courses from Explore Courses appears to align with Grad Grow's Communication competency and to be of interest to grad students broadly. Explore the list to find courses of interest to you and be sure to note any restrictions or pre-requisites.

Do you have a computationally intensive project, with limited technological support? Need access to computing resources beyond your desktop/laptop to support your sponsored or departmental research? The Stanford Research Computing Center (SRCC) is a joint effort of the Dean of Research and IT Services to build and support a comprehensive program to advance computational research at Stanford. Take a look at this page to learn about the resources available to you, and how to access them.

Stanford's Dave Evans discusses the art of informational interviews in this Quick Bytes preview of the popular d.school course, Designing the Professional. Follow the video with the session's slides and explore more resources below. (recorded October 2016)

• Check out the handout: Making the Connection
• Take the course: Designing the Professional
• Read the book: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

Stanford Medicine's Contemplation by Design (CBD) is a campus-wide, multidisciplinary program designed to encourage all members of the Stanford community to enjoy the power of the pause. Quarterly, CBD classes, lectures, workshops, concerts and mixed media events are offered all around campus to provide skill-building experiences that further balance, tranquility, resilience and creative excellence. Annually, the week-long CBD Summit brings the Stanford community together in recognizing the importance of quieting the thinking mind and refreshing oneself through quiet contemplation.

The Course Design Institute (CDI) at the Center for Teaching and Learning is an annual program that provides faculty and lecturers with a collaborative environment in which to design a new course, or modify an existing course, optimized for student inclusion, learning, and engagement.

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers a list of tips and resources for creating the optimal syllabus for your course. After browsing through their guidance, take a look at the Syllabus Template. This is a customizable document containing links to resources and policies you may find useful as you craft your syllabus for your online course.

Located in Lathrop Library's Tech Lounge, create:space is a collaborative maker space open to the Stanford community. Students, faculty, and staff may use most of the resources with no or very little training required. Available equipment includes an Arduino station, 3D scanning and printing stations, and much more. Join the create:space email list to learn about training opportunities, and visit the Tech Lounge to use the equipment and start creating!