The School of Medicine (SOM) recognizes the benefits that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars experience by using Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to highlight research goals, presentations ...

Students drive the development of the IDP and follow-through of the action plan towards their goals. Students are encouraged to engage their mentors, advisors, the Career Development Center, and other ...

The human resources lexicon suggests that the universal definition of IDP is individual development plan, the process whereby leaders and employees engage in career and professional planning ...

According to research conducted by Sigma Xi, postdocs who complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) produce more publications and consider their careers more satisfying than those who do not ...

The Graduate School, working with the GBS theme directors, the MSTP, and the Office of Postdoctoral Education, has organized training sessions for graduate students, postdocs and other trainees to ...

Helping students and postdoctoral scholars use the IDP framework to develop a career plan that reflects their background, experiences, and career aspirations. Individual Development Plans (IDPs) ...

Postdocs at Brandeis are expected to craft, in collaboration with their advisor, an Individual Development Plan (IDP). This plan should be reviewed and updated annually.

Success will look differently for all postdocs: maybe it’s landing a research or teaching position in academia, a staff scientist position in industry or at a government lab or something more ...

The Individual Development Plan is a communication tool between the mentor and the postdoc. The IDP helps the postdoc and mentor set clear expectations and identify milestones to help the trainee ...

One key factor that contributes to the successful professional development of underserved graduate student populations—first generation, BIPOC, women, international, as well as individuals whose ...