FSU Annual Review of Postdoctoral Associates

Name
Advisor
Department
Number of Years at FSU

The postdoctoral scholar should fill out the following self-evaluation and then the advisor should make comments and return to the scholar.  The two should meet and then design goals for the upcoming academic year.  Following the design of the annual goals, a copy of the document should be forwarded to the Department’s Postdoctoral Coordinator or Director.  

Communication Skills
List assessment of your current ability for written and oral communication to include presentation skills; formal and informal written communication; working with editors, publishers, grant program officers; classroom instruction; and effectiveness of judging your audience.

Postdoc Response

Advisor Comments

Research Skills
List assessment of your ability to lead a research project in terms of idea generation and innovation; ability to learn and apply new technologies; data analysis and organization skills; careful design and improvement of protocols; reproducibility and accuracy in data collection.

Postdoc Response

Advisor Comments

Developing Colleague and Team Member Skills
List assessment of your current ability to work with members of your laboratory or unit to include leadership and reliability, networking with fellow postdoctoral scholars, mentoring students less skilled than yourself; developing research relationships outside your university; service to your profession.

Postdoc Response

Advisor Comments

Professional Skills
List assessment of skills developed this review period that are particular to your success of transitioning to an independent scholar aligned with your career ambition.

Postdoc Response

Advisor Comments

Accomplishments

List the five major accomplishment you have made this review period that hallmark your visibility and professional success in your field.  Examples include - publications, public lectures, performances, conference presentation, guest invitations, professional awards, grants or scholarships, etc.

Postdoc Response

Advisor Comments

Fall Semester Goals [examples are given – please see the IDP document to see number code of IDP category]

Task to Accomplish	Which  IDP Category?	Specific or Semester Deadline?	Met Goal or Reformulate?	
Record neuromodulation of adult neurons following high-fat diet treatments	1 = present at lab meeting
2= allow DIS to shadow
4 = sign change form to LAR	End of October	Leave blank for your mentor and you to evaluate after the Fall Semester	

				

Spring/Summer Semester Goals

Task to Accomplish	Which IDP Category?	Specific or Semester Deadline?	Met Goal or Reformulate?	
Follow the neuromodulation manuscript through publication with an editor	3 = manuscript writing	July 1st
	Leave blank for your mentor and you to evaluate after the Fall Semester	
Submit the neuromodulation data to a foundation grant award (Juvenile Diabetets Foundation mechanism 489)	3 = grant writing	August 5th	Leave blank for your mentor and you to evaluate after the Fall Semester	

Discuss

I have discussed the contents of this annual evaluation with my advisor.

Postdoctoral Scholar signature						Date

Principal Investigator signature						Date

Turned in to Postdoctoral Coordinator or Director				Date

Adapted with permission from the University of Michigan Office of Postdoctoral Affairs