Owning and Mapping Your Career Development - Getting Started
As a postdoc in UCD you are in a unique position; not only are you entitled to three days development per year, you also have the full support of a dedicated team whose mission it is to provide postdocs in UCD with relevant, high-quality training and career development opportunities – for both academic roles and jobs in other fields.
During your time in UCD there are a number of core development activities which you must complete. These include:
- Attendance at Postdoc-specific Orientation Event
- A Career Coaching Session
- Developmental Conversations between postdoc and PI (Please see Development Plan template)
- Participation in a number of development programmes/activities
- Exit Interview
To help you take charge of your career from the beginning of your contract, you can immediately access your personal Postdoc Career Development Profile through Infohub.
How to access your profile
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Log onto UCD Connect
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Click on the Infohub icon
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Select the Human Resources tab at the top of the page
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Select My Details
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Select My Development Workspace
For full details on the full range of professional and career development supports available to Postdocs (Level I/II) message from Prof. Orla Feely, Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Impact, UCD.
Key Contacts
Along with your PI, your key contacts are:
- Naoimh O’Connor, UCD Career Development Centre – Naoimh.oconnor@ucd.ie
- Alanna O'Sullivan, HR People Development & Organisation Effectiveness – alanna.osullivan@ucd.ie
- Claire Kavanagh, UCD Research and Innovation - c.kavanagh@ucd.ie