The availability of career development and planning resources for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are critical to build a globally competitive U.S. workforce in the chemical sciences. The American Chemical Society Graduate Commission report has provided guidance in developing and enhancing ACS programs and tools that foster professional growth of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars Office (GPSO) expanded career and professional development training opportunities including the Preparing for Life After Graduate School (PfLAGS) workshop and the Academic Employment Initiative (AEI) and Postdocs to Professor (P3, P2F) workshops. The Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist e-magazine features professional development information including articles about mentoring, communication, career tips, and national and international opportunities. A major addition to the GPSO offerings is the recently launched Individual Development Plan (IDP) web tool for chemical scientists (ChemIDPTM). We will share how ChemIDPTM workshops are delivered and report on experiences of early users. Partnerships and approaches for incorporating ChemIDPTM into existing ACS career resources and graduate programs will be discussed.

ACS development and implementation of career resources for graduate students and postdocs

254th National Meeting (2017)

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