OPE's Certificate in Postdoctoral Professional Development supports postdocs who are interested in enhancing their professional development. The goal of the certificate is to prepare you to be competitive for professional opportunities after the completion of your training at UAB.
The certificate includes 15 credit hours of courses (9 required/core + 6 electives). They address six core competencies described by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA):
- leadership and management skills,
- responsible conduct of research,
- communication skills,
- professionalism,
- discipline-specific conceptual knowledge, and
- research skill development.
The certificate is intentionally flexible in order to reinforce competencies through the core curriculum, while also allowing you to determine how you would like to invest in other competences through electives. Courses included in the certificate can be found in the tables below.
If you have questions about the certificate and/or would like to register, please contact OPE at
Required/Core (9 credit hours)
|
Course Number |
Name |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
GRD 709 |
Writing Fellowship |
3 hr |
|
GRD 773 |
Research Lab Management |
3 hr |
|
GRD 717 |
Research Ethics |
3 hr |
Electives (choose six of the following)
|
Course Number |
Name |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
GRD 701 |
Presentation and Discussion Skills |
3 hr |
|
GRD 719 |
Introduction to Mentoring and Leadership |
3 hr |
|
GRD 727 |
Writing and Reviewing Research |
3 hr |
|
GRD 733 |
Managing & Leading Teams |
1 hr |
|
GRD 739 |
Experiential Practicum |
3 hr |
|
GRD 745 |
Communication and Diversity Leadership |
3 hr |
|
GRD 766 |
Intro to Online Teaching |
1 hr |
|
N/A |
Discipline-specific Journal Club |
1 hr |
|
INFO 601 |
Introduction to Bioinformatics |
3 hr |
|
MBA 681 |
From Idea to IPO |
3 hr |
|
MBA 691 |
Technology Commercialization |
3 hr |