Common use of Individual Development Plan Clause in Contracts

Individual Development Plan. a. All postdocs will have an Individual Development Plan on which their progress will be assessed by their supervisor. For purposes of this Article, the term “supervisor” will be the principal investigator(s) who supervises the postdoc or the person who is the postdoc’s supervising manager. Postdocs who have appointments to multiple research projects will have a separate IDP for each project, developed in compliance with this Article. b. The IDP identifies a postdoc’s short-term professional, teaching and/or research objectives for his/her current appointment, a plan for achieving these objectives and the supervisor’s specific goals and expectations for the postdoc during his/her current appointment. The IDP may also include objectives relating to publication, training, and professional development. All these objectives shall be consistent with any required expectations of the researchsponsor. c. At the postdoc’s option (unless required by a sponsoring contract or grant), he/she may also identify his/her long-term career goals and aspirations, as well as appropriate supporting activities consistent with these goals.

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