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The resources listed here include offices, articles, websites, slides, and other sources of information useful to graduate students. Use the search to find what you're looking for.

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Are you new to using the Stanford libraries? Overwhelmed by the sheer number of resources available? The Stanford libraries provide a handy guide to getting oriented to the numerous resources offered to students, whether that's finding equipment or a good place to study, or figuring out how to renew books online. Check out this site to get familiar with the basics of the library!

Throughout the year, the Haas Center for Public Service hosts numerous events covering a wide range of subjects, such as workshops to prepare you for a public service internship, talks on service focused careers, conversations with distinguished guests, and more. Check in on the calendar frequently to see what fascinating event is coming up next! 

Queer Student Resources (QSR) partners with the Haas Center for Public Service in the Huffington Pride Fellowship, which strives to promote activism within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the United States and around the world. Huffington Pride fellows have the opportunity to spend a summer addressing LGBT issues by working full time with an organization actively engaged in this area of work. Applicants must propose and coordinate their own placements, while the fellowship provides a base stipend and living expenses during the summer. See the QSR page for more details.

Handshake is an online platform that provides Stanford students with opportunities, connections, events, and content related to their career aspirations and interests. Employers also access Handshake to post positions, create events, and connect with students.

What is your signature story? When it comes to advocating for your ideas, yourself or others, research has shown that individuals are more persuaded by stories. Stanford Business School Professor Jennifer Aaker advocates using stories to shape how others see you and as a tool to build confidence in your vision. In this video, part of the VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab's Voice & Influence series, she details the elements of a successful story in order to help you advance your goals. Included are links to further resources and a downloadable discussion guide.

As teaching and course assistants, graduate students are often the first people to uncover possible Honor Code violations. To learn more about what the Honor Code does and does not allow, as well as tips for preventing Honor Code violations, check out this best practices page from the Office of Community Standards. 

Impostor syndrome: the feeling that you don't belong, that you got in by mistake, and that someone is going to figure it out soon. Many graduate students experience this self doubt, especially members of underrepresented groups. This in Science magazine addresses impostor syndrome bluntly: be assured, you are not one, and you are not alone. For further reading, check out these tips from Stanford Medicine's Diversity and Inclusion Forum.

Are you struggling with trying to pick a dissertation topic? How do you know if the problem you have chosen to address is a "good problem"? What is a good scientific problem anyways? This article from Molecular Cell addresses these infrequently discussed topics, and can offer some insight into how to decide if a problem is right for you. Particularly valuable for graduate students and postdocs thinking about longer term career paths and the research problems they might want to solve.

This edition of the Speaking of Teaching newsletter draws from research on teaching and learning to help TAs and instructors plan and deliver engaging lectures. Includes strategies for getting and keeping students' attention and maximizing their retention of material. 

For graduate students trying to find a faculty mentor with whom to do a postdoc, this handy guide from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs may help. By asking yourself a series of questions, you can better narrow down what kind of position and mentor you are looking for. There are also additional tips and resources for approaching potential mentors, and a list of key questions you should ask.

Have a research idea and want to find funding to apply for it? Stanford students have a subscription to PIVOT (formerly COS), a premier database for locating funding opportunities to support research.  It maintains a database of grants, fellowships, and other funding information from public and private, domestic and international sources—for science, social sciences, humanities, and community outreach funding. Take a look at this page to learn how to use PIVOT to explore the opportunities available to you for your research!

The Humanities Center's Research Workshops bring together Stanford faculty, advanced graduate students, and visiting scholars to present research and explore topics of common intellectual concern. These workshops offer advanced graduate students a unique opportunity to collaborate with faculty, work on interdisciplinary topics of interest, and develop the skills of an academic professional. Current workshop offerings, and a schedule of meetings, is available via the Stanford Humanities Center.

Additionally, teams of graduate students and faculty members who are considering unique areas of research are encouraged to apply for workshop funding for future academic years. Detailed information on eligibility and the application process can be found here.

Hume offers workshops for graduate students that provide general writing and speaking strategies, such as maximizing writing productivity and speaking clearly and confidently. The center also offers support for specific tasks through workshops specifically designed for writing journal articles, literature reviews, research statements, or giving multimedia presentations. Come prepared to do short exercises. Some workshops ask that you bring a writing project you're currently working on.

Hume has some general speaking skills workshops for graduate students from all disciplines and degree programs. Drop-in Vocal Yoga is a weekly voice workshop to get your voice in shape. Thursday English Afternoons (T.E.A.) is casual conversation for graduate and undergraduate non-native speakers of English, with sessions guided by oral communication and writing tutors.

The Presidential Initiative IDEAL – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in a Learning Environment – is about the future of Stanford. IDEAL’s objective is to move the institution culturally to the future. The success of our teaching and research missions depends on doing this well. Through the IDEAL initiative, the university seeks to create positive change that will make Stanford better for everyone. 

The goals of IDEAL are to ensure:

  • that diversity of thought, experience and approach is represented in all sectors of our education and research enterprise
  • that all members of the campus community feel they belong and are supported regardless of their background, identity, or affiliations
  • that all members of the campus community have broad access to the opportunities and benefits of Stanford

Developed by experts from over 50 universities, ImaginePhD offers a unique platform that teaches PhDs about popular job sectors, search strategies, and how to transfer skills across settings. A free, online, interactive tool, ImaginePhD will transform your career exploration. Geared towards PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences, this tool helps you to:

  • Assess career-related skills, interests, and values
  • Explore careers paths appropriate to your discipline
  • Map out steps for degree completion alongside career and professional development

Visit the ImaginePhD website to create a free account today!

Preparing for a career beyond grad school requires a great deal of research. Learn more about various career paths and gain useful strategies for navigating the daunting task of finding a job. BioSci Careers has compiled a selection of articles related to career development. Look through them today! 

Trying to figure out your path through grad school? Peruse the Individual Development Plan resource from BioSci Careers for tools to help you create a personal training and career plan, as well as guidance in how to speak to your advisor about your plans. While this page is primarily geared toward students in the biosciences, Individual Development Plans can prove useful to all students looking for guidance in planning their training and goals for graduate school.

Wondering how to leverage the expertise you gained in graduate school into a satisfying and productive career? The Individual Development Plan (myIDP) tool is here to help! 

Visit the myIDP website to find:

  • Exercises to help you examine your skills, interests, and values
  • A list of 20 scientific career paths with a prediction of which ones best fit your skills and interests
  • A tool for setting strategic goals for the coming year, with optional reminders to keep you on track
  • Articles and resources to guide you through the process - start here!

In support of University work, Stanford Libraries will borrow materials from a worldwide network of libraries for Stanford faculty, students, staff and visiting scholars. If there is a book, thesis, dissertation, or other item you need that is unavailable at the Stanford libraries, follow this handy guide to learn how to use interlibrary borrowing to obtain it. This capability is available to all Stanford students and faculty.

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