Comparison by gender of those holding postdoctoral appointments in 1992 with
those holding junior faculty appointments in 1999 suggests that men and women were selected at similar rates for entrylevel faculty positions.
Not exact matches
By most accounts, the limited funds for the hiring of postdocs and
junior faculty make such positions competitive, and this
holds true for the neurosciences.
Based on the first two meetings
held in October 2010 and March 2011, participants emphasized the need to educate early career scientists (i.e., graduate students, scientists working at a post-doctoral level or equivalent, and
junior faculty) about initiating and maintaining international scientific collaboration.
So, as one
junior faculty member argued in a comment posted on the UTFA Web site, these areas are ripe for discussion even before
holding a larger conversation about lengthening the process.