Guide for New Postdocs/Prospective Postdocs
Information for postdocs
Office of Visa and Immigration (OVIS)Arrival Checklist for International Postdocs (provided by OVIS)Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL)Women in Science Project at Dartmouth (WISP)
Housing informationBenefits information (Dartmouth HR) OMBUDS Office
Dartmouth Faculty/Employee Assistance Program (F/EAP)
After Hours
Office of Outreach
Office of the ProvostBenefitsCampus mapParking Enrollment
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Information about New England area
DemographicsClimatePublic Transportation (Vermont transit; Dartmouth Coach; Advance Transit)
Entertainment (Nugget Theaters, HOP, Cinemas-Lebanon 6)
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Lebanon Opera House
Hood Museum of Art
Dining links
Upper Valley Food (information about restaurants, farms, farmer's markets,
cafés and other eating establishments in the New England area)
Upper Valley Food Coop
Hanover and Lebanon Coop Food Stores
BankingOutdoor and Recreation
Fitness and Lifestyle Improvement Program (FLIP)Places of worship
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Lab management tools for Postdocs/Junior Faculty
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
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Career development resources links
- "How to 'Get a Life' in the Life Sciences" by William Wickner- "How to run a basic life science lab without HHMI or Max-Planck funding" by William Wickner- Job Tips on Applying for Research Jobs in Academia and the Private Sector - Edited version of the 3-part series on Using Social Media in Your Job Search presented this January by past Thayer School Career Services Director Chandlee Bryan.- Edited version of career consultant Sharon Belden's 2009 presentation on the Demystifying Job Negotiation and Evaluation- Sample Chapter on "Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide" by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschaver, 2003- "Gender differences in letters of recommendation" by Frances Trix and Carolyn Psenka: "Exploring the Color of Glass: Letters of Recommendation for Female and Male Medical Faculty"- Research-based site that offers specific behaviors/action on reducing stereotype threat- "Grindstone Adjectives", Rice University ADVANCE grant research on gendered, self-descriptive adjectives and perception by others- Recruiting and evaluating job applicants by the University of Montana- Information about the "imposter syndrome" presented by Valerie Young, 2009- Link to Virginia Valian, Hunter College ADVANCE grant PI and author of "WhySo Slow? The Advancement of Women"
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Writing a Curriculum Vitae guidelines
Purdue University guidelinesColorado State University guidelinesRice University guidelinesDuke University guidelinesUniversity of Pennsylvania guidelinesPepperdine University guidelinesCarnegie Mellon guidelinesStanford University guidelinesUniversity of Illinois guidelinesGeneral guidelines -----------------------------
The Chronicle of Higher Education
A Dean's Take On Salary Negotiation - AdviceNegotiating a Job Offer - AdviceGo Ahead, Haggle - Manage Your CareerNegotiating That First Offer - Manage Your Career
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