People never fail to ask if they will be allowed to publish in
industry as a postdoc.
Not exact matches
I noticed that after your
postdoc appointment, you moved to
industry, where you have held several roles of increasing responsibilities, and your work focuses on [same research topic
as me].
As I reported in April, I had the opportunity to meet some
industry postdocs at the Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Summit, held at the Gaithersburg, Maryland, headquarters of MedImmune, the biologics R&D arm of the international biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
But Shair did not name Arefolov
as an inventor on the relevant patents, meaning that Arefolov hasn't seen any of the financial benefits he had hoped for when he traded in his
industry job for a much lower - paying
postdoc position.
He advises prospective
industry postdocs to look closely at the conditions of their contracts,
as well
as the publishing record of the company, before signing on, because it could have serious implications downstream.
For newly minted Ph.D. s
as well
as postdocs considering jobs in
industry, that frequently may be the question.
Postdoc at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen Pia Snitkjaer has carried out a series of experiments with alcohol in liquid dishes to figure out how to control the alcohol content during cooking for the benefit of large kitchens, the food
industry, the gastronomy and restaurant sector
as well
as in the kitchen at home.
In 2011, after spending 8 years
as an
industry researcher, Arefolov took the seemingly backward step of becoming a
postdoc in the lab of Harvard University chemistry professor Matthew Shair to work on developing a promising — and potentially lucrative — new approach to treating acute myeloid leukemia.
As a
postdoc at Merck, Gervais was pleased to discover that there are «a lot of very talented scientists in
industry who were able to devote some time to basic research.»
«I earn $ 32,000 now
as a
postdoc» — the truth — «but I don't see that a
postdoc salary has much to do with a starting salary in
industry; wouldn't you agree?»
I guess that they view me
as a source of reliable information, despite the fact that I didn't do my
postdoc in
industry.
COSEPUP surveyed 25 academic institutions in the U.S. that had the largest numbers of
postdocs,
as well
as governmental labs and
industry, to get a better sense of postdoctoral employment conditions.
In essence,
as in other
industries (like agriculture) where labor is arduous and poorly paid, we have made up for the shortfall in
postdocs (and graduate students) by importing labor.
There are so many spectacular examples of individuals moving on to
industry, government, teaching, start - up companies, the media, and elsewhere after a 2 - or 3 - year
postdoc «leavening» following their Ph.D. that it is surprising that others do not see this
as a most attractive route for career enrichment.
After 2 years
as a
postdoc, Musial - Siwek went back on the job market, and an offer for an
industry position came in before the re-entry grant funding ended.
Companies in the consortium locate
postdocs at universities and offer them funding to work on
industry projects in such areas
as nanobiotechnology, marine biotechnology, and vaccine development.
Mary Delong, director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, says that
postdocs tend to see
industry as a place where they have less independence — where they can not do «their own thing.»
«
As someone who trains and supports research in these disciplines, I have witnessed both the support from industry in the form of funding for postdoc training as well as the competition for students / trainees.&raqu
As someone who trains and supports research in these disciplines, I have witnessed both the support from
industry in the form of funding for
postdoc training
as well as the competition for students / trainees.&raqu
as well
as the competition for students / trainees.&raqu
as the competition for students / trainees.»
I hope these illustrations will illuminate the path a bit further out, beyond the current stage of most readers of Science's Next Wave;
postdocs and grad students might be aware that their first job in
industry might be
as a research scientist or a senior scientist.
As I wrote in my first Next Wave article, I was deciding between continuing along the academic path — doing a
postdoc and applying for faculty positions — and moving over into
industry and accepting a research or management position there.
Rhea Daughtery, Associate Direction of the School of Medicine Career Center, will showcase careers available outside of academia and highlight how the skills we acquire during our research
as a
postdoc are transferrable and valuable in many areas of
industry.
Come meet other
postdocs, and hear from Michael Matrone, postdoctoral affairs officer,
as he discusses applying for
industry jobs.