Individual Development Plans (IDPs)

One of the most helpful tools that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can use in their career planning is an Individual Development Plan, or an IDP. Faculty advisors can play an important role in supporting the IDP process.

For more information on IDPs, please see our Student Resource page on IDPs.

We also recommend that faculty explore the following resources related to their role in the IDP process:

• IDP Essentials for Faculty (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Faculty IDP Conversation Guide (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Best Practices & Tools for Postdocs & Faculty (UCLA)
• Faculty IDP Advisor Roles & Responsibilities (MSU Denver)