Reports on Postdocs
Resources
The Postdoc Crisis
An overview of postdoc working conditions written by the Yale Graduate Employees and Students Union.
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Doctors Without Orders: Highlights of the Sigma Xi Postdoc Survey
Results of Sigma Xi's survey of 7600 postdocs at 46 US institutions. Very interesting discussion of salaries, training, and administrative oversight.
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Careers and Rewards in Bio Sciences: the disconnect between scientific progress and career progression
by Richard Freeman, Eric Weinstein, Elizabeth Marincola, Janet Rosenbaum, and Frank Solomon, August, 2001.
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Competition and Careers in Biosciences
by Richard Freeman et al., Science, 14 Dec 2001. "The rapid progress of biomedical research should be rewarding young scientists with bright careers. Instead, the National Research Council (NRC) reports a 'crisis of expectations' as career opportunities fall short of those in comparable occupations. Our analysis suggests that the inconsistency between scientific promise and career prospects arises from how life scientists are trained and how their careers are structured and funded rather than from a short-term supply-demand imbalance. Improvements will require reforms in training and career structure and in funding support for young researchers."
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Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research
A 2005 National Academies report on postdocs.
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Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
A PDF version of the National Academy's guide to postdoc policies.
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The National Academies' Web Guide to Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
"The purpose of this Web Guide is to provide examples of 'best practices' among these primary populations as demonstrated through their individual websites. These models will help postdocs, postdoc advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies as they explore ways to enhance the postdoctoral experience for scientists and engineers."
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Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, 2000.
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