Resource Directory

The OACD Resource Directory contains a list of websites, organizations, and resources on a variety of topics related to your career development and success. You can refine the results by using any combination of the search options below including keyword, category, and audience.

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Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

The Office of Research, Health Sciences, maintains a list of foundations by disease type, a list of foundations that are more broadly focused, and a list of foundations that focus on health care delivery and patient well-being.

Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov is an E-Government initiative operating under the governance of the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies.

Career Transition, Job Search Skills
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

This resource offers useful tips, advice, and job search strategies.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Employment Postings, Networking
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Search a database of 63,000+ jobs in higher education and access a variety of career resources and tips. 

Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Available to help you find the type of housing best suited to meet your needs.

Career Specific Development, Professional Development, Research, Research Funding, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

The ICRE seeks to improve health outcomes, practice, and policy by creating an equitable, inclusive environment dedicated to educating the next generation of clinical and translational researchers and medical educators.

Career Exploration
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

InterSECT is an online platform that allows PhD-level scientists and humanists, regardless of professional stage, to explore future career options. By completing job simulations, you can consider which careers are of interest to you and utilize provided resources to explore future courses of action by following up with professionals in the career field.

Career Specific Development, Career Transition, Employment Postings, International, Networking
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Find jobs in the US and beyond at this versatile site that allows you to also search for international-friendly jobs and internships; build a network; and view webinars tailored for the needs of international trainees.

Family-friendly, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

The University values and encourages nursing mothers in the employment and education environment.  The chart shown in this link lists lactation rooms on the Oakland campus.

Family-friendly, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Life Solutions is the University of Pittsburgh's Faculty and Staff Assistance Program that provides a broad range of services to assist University employees and their household members to balance work and the stresses of daily life. Life Solutions offers personalized care services, 24-hour support, online resources and tools, and more, all at no cost to you.