Engage insight and advice designed for those who are considering teaching or administrative careers.

At the Center for Career Development, we believe career development is an integral part of graduate education. To that end, we help graduate students: develop lifelong career management strategies; integrate their curricular and co-curricular learning in the workplace; and discover opportunities for the exploration of and engagement in meaningful work both within and outside academia. We integrate learning outcomes into career advising and programming so that graduate students have a clear understanding of what they’re learning and have guideposts against which to measure their progress. These learning outcomes equip students with the skills they need to develop at Princeton and beyond.

ImaginePhD is a career exploration and planning tool for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers and scholars dedicated to the humanities and social sciences. It is a free, online resource that enables you to explore careers by evaluating and reflecting on your own abilities, values and interests that navigates related professional opportunities.

Leverage the Princeton subscription to LinkedIn Learning! You will find more than 5,000 on-demand courses on business, creative and technology skills at no cost.

The MLA maintains a range of useful career resources, including academic job market data and job search information and recommendations.

myIDP is a free, career-planning tool that is designed to meet the needs of Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars in the sciences. This tool helps you define and pursue your career goals with exercises to match your skills, interests and values with a variety of scientific professions.

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community that supports and enriches you to be successful in the academe and beyond. We have an institutional membership: claim your account today!

This list of professional organizations and associations has been compiled by the Princeton University Library—a key resource for Princeton graduate students, and a close partner of GradFUTURES. Many organizations have reduced student membership rates, and joining an organization can help you: network and make connections with others in the field, discover professional development opportunities, get access to listservs that post exclusive job opportunities, feel connected to your discipline and chosen career path, and get started with publishing and presenting.