Career resources

  • University Jobs: Open Postdoc Positions
  • Individual Consultations: We are happy to discuss career planning with postdocs in private meetings and help you network with University alumni or local companies. Please send an email to Loren Pietsch at the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to set up a meeting time.
  • Check out the University's Career Studio.
  • Professional Development Series: In collaboration with the Graduate Student Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, the Graduate School is pleased to offer a series of seminars and workshops to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows develop and enhance their professional skills to succeed in their current positions and future careers.
  • National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity: The University has an institutional membership, and as postdocs, you may sign up for affiliate memberships free of charge. 
  • Versatile Ph.D. offers the most comprehensive source to discover careers outside of academia, for STEM, Social Sciences, and Humanities. 
  • The Professor is In: An excellent resource for those pursuing academic/faculty positions. 
  • The Science Careers website, maintained by AAAS, has numerous articles, booklets, webinars, and forum discussions about several different sectors that employ Ph.D.s, including academia, industry, policy, and government.
  • The Office of Intramural Training at the NIH provides many resources for various career paths and the development of transferable skills, including videos of professional development seminars
  • The Medical College of Wisconsin has great links on a variety of career paths available to postdocs, including a list of companies that offer internship opportunities
  • Duke University's Office of Postdoctoral Services has compiled an excellent list of resources, including a list of job listing sites
  • Columbia University's Comprehensive resources for non-academic careers for Humanities and Social Sciences
  • The CIRTL Network (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning) started as an NSF-funded, multi-institutional effort, to achieve excellence in teaching and learning in undergraduate STEM education. The site provides numerous resources, including information on writing teaching statements, teaching with technology, addressing diversity in the classroom, and many others.