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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Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Professional Development
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

View Science Magazine's career homepage for articles, news, and journals relating to scientific careers.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Networking, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

With a community of more than 330,000, Ask Pitt Alumni will connect you with the best alum who can help you with advice and introductions. Submit a question and you will be matched with someone who can best provide an answer to it. This free service is open to postdocs and graduate students at the University. 

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Networking, Professional Development
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Beyond the Professoriate's professional development e-learning platform is for graduate students and postdocs. Over 80 hours of on-demand videos are available, as well as a multitude of free webinars. Pitt users have free access to this platform and should log into AURORA to activate your account by selecting “Login to Platform” and “Through Your Institution".

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

When preparing for a job interview, it's not enough to only read advice - you need to put that advice into practice! That's why Big Interview isn't just a training course. You'll also get hands-on practice with mock interviews tailored to your specific industry, job and experience level. All Pitt users have access to this resource for free. 

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

Care.com offers a network of providers and options to assist with needs such as after-school care, caring for a child who is home sick, caring for children while you are working from home, caring for aging parents, and more.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Career Transition, Job Search Skills, Professional Development
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Easily-searchable database of resources for all bioscience trainees, broken up into a taxonomy of major themes and related sub-themes, that include books, other readings, podcasts, videos, simulations, games, and more.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, University of Pittsburgh
Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Visit the Career Services homepage to find career resources for eligible schools and departments, or to find links to each school's career services center. 

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

Family plays an important role in the lives of our faculty, staff and students. Pitt offers many resources for care throughout all stages of life: from a healthy pregnancy to caring for an aging parent.

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Financial Resources (OFR) aids in achieving CDC’s mission by quickly and effectively allocating funds to where they are needed.

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

The University Child Development Center exists to encourage and support each child to grow to his/her fullest potential in all areas of development, thus creating a positive self-concept and a realistic opportunity for success in life.