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Resource Directory

The OACD Resource Directory contains a list of websites, organizations, and resources on a variety of topics related to your career development and success. You can refine the results by using any combination of the search options below including keyword, category, and audience.

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Pitt Office of the Provost, Faculty Handbook
Career Specific Development, Professional Development, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty

This Faculty Handbook comprises University policies that directly impact your work as a Pitt faculty member. These include policies about benefits, institutional support and University governance as well as compliance policies and procedures that satisfy federal and Commonwealth laws.

Pitt Research Concierge Program-Funding Search Tools
Research, Research Funding, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

The University of Pittsburgh Research Concierge Program provides a comprehensive list of funding databases available to trainees and faculty. 

Pitt Research Navigator: University of Pittsburgh
Research
Faculty, Postdocs, Administrators

The Pitt Research Navigator can help connect you to the campus-based resources and experts who can answer a wide-range of research-related questions.

PittPerks
Family-friendly, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs

PittPerks is a program that provides a broad range of discounts and the opportunity to purchase certain voluntary benefits at group rates through payroll deductions to employees. New offerings are added frequently.

Pittsburgh.net
Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

A regional online directory featuring an eclectic mix of information. You can also use this site to explore Pittsburgh's neighborhoods and ethnic communities, learn interesting Pittsburgh facts, or send free postcards of the city to family and friends.

Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT)
Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Unique and free University of Pittsburgh benefits using your ID to utilize this public bus service throughout the metropolitan Pittsburgh area.

Promoting Your Research
Career Specific Development
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System's guide to promoting your research.

Proposal Development Resources: University of Pittsburgh
Research
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

A variety of resources for grant and proposal writing are available to Pitt researchers, both inside and outside of the University.

Proposal Resources
Career Specific Development, Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows

This page includes everything you need to develop and refine a strong proposal, including information about how to receive a letter of support from OSVCR, proposal training opportunities, and more. Navigate the funding landscape with confidence. 

Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Concerns
Family-friendly, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

The Provost's Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns (PACWC) seeks to ensure a productive educational and work environment for faculty, staff, and students, particularly in areas related to women’s concerns. PACWC has developed a comprehensive listing of external resources that can help you find services, resources, and support for varying needs you may experience in your role as a caregiver of children or elderly loved ones.