If the number of postdocs drops as a result of
raising postdoc salaries, staff scientists could fill the gap, which should help attract talented scientists to these positions.
But
low postdoc salaries mean you will (hopefully) be in a higher tax bracket when you retire than you are now.
Although this continues to be a common basis for determining
postdoc salaries at many institutions, it has never been a goal of NIH to set national salary rates for all postdocs.
Valued at approximately CA$ 60,000 per year, the JSPS fellowship is considerably more generous than the average
postdoc salary in Canada is, even when you factor in one round - trip air ticket to Japan and relocation costs.
One way of reducing the number of postdocs — and decreasing the intense competition for jobs — would be to
increase postdoc salaries from $ 39,264 to $ 42,000 and provide benefits equal to those of employees at their institutions, the report says.
These considerations included cost of living, comparisons with postdoc and graduate student stipends in expensive cities, and consideration
of postdoc salaries at other institutions that had recently revised them.
At this meeting we learned that the
minimum postdoc salary at BNL would increase to $ 35,000 retroactive to the first of the year.
For example, having NIH raise
postdoc salaries while simultaneously creating incentives to hire staff scientists could keep labs running and give laid off postdocs a career alternative.
For starters, Stanford has increased all
initial postdoc salaries from the set National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) first - year level of $ 28,260 to $ 36,000 annually.
With the rising tuition at most schools for undergraduate education, the increasing length of time spent in grad school, and the
meager postdoc salaries people are getting for two, three, even four postdocs, it's a wonder anyone has money for a beer, much less for a retirement plan.
All of her postdocs have salaries of at least Aus $ 70,000 (US$ 74,500) a year, which is higher than
typical postdoc salaries in the US.
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If postdoc salaries are put on the chopping block,... I think that postdocs will become very angry.
Given the awkwardness of tracking postdocs» long and irregular work hours and the risk of unpredictable overtime costs, many universities are likely to opt for
hiking postdoc salaries to the threshold.
From 1999 to 2000, Clark ran another project called Genage, also funded by the E.C., which
supported postdoc salaries, travel expenses, and bench research for four European labs studying genes involved in cell senescence.
Contacted 10/14/2016 for clarification, and reply received 10/14/2016 that the over-arching aim has been to raise
postdoc salaries above the new minimum level.
Similarly, from purely a salary perspective, while this is a move in the right direction, the increase notably still does not meet the
suggested postdoc salary ($ 50,000 + adjustments for regional cost of living and inflation) and benefits that were laid out by a 2014 National Academy of Sciences working group (National Academy of Sciences.
It's a rich man's world, and that
starting postdoc salary of 18K sounded like a small fortune to me after living on economy beans for 7 years of studenthood.
During the week, Gladstone also made an exciting and surprising announcement that it will be
increasing postdoc salaries starting next month.
The AAAS 2001 Salary Survey of Life Scientists offers additional insights into the compensation of young scientists and a rather dismal view
of postdoc salaries.
The money to
raise postdoc salaries «has to come from somewhere,» he said, and given NIH's current budget woes, it might be impractical to raise postdoc pay.
This is having a major effect on scientists within academia, most particularly postdocs working in the U.S., whose current salaries are below the new exemption level (the current
average postdoc salary is estimated at around $ 45,000, but as I've discussed elsewhere (slides here) there are many postdocs paid at much lower salaries).
Raising the NIH National Research Service Award starting
postdoc salary — which serves a model for institutional postdoc salaries — from $ 43,700 to $ 52,700.
The group's task was to make recommendations to the Compensation Review Committee regarding changes to
postdoc salaries and benefits.
«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?»
To that end, Stephan put forth two proposals that are likely familiar to Science Careers readers:
Postdoc salaries and benefits should be increased, as should the number of staff scientist positions.
NSF to Seek Increase in
Postdoc Salaries 20 June 2003 NSF - supported postdocs may get bigger paychecks starting in federal fiscal year 2005.
After graduating, new Ph.D. s who stay in China may find that
postdoc salaries are low compared to other countries, and housing costs in major cities are high.
But a few holdouts argue that such a limit could compromise the financial flexibility of principal investigators (PIs) and positions could disappear because the PI can not afford to pay
the postdoc salary at the minimum level.
Decision - makers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency are enthusiastic about NSF's proposed increase in
postdoc salaries, says Colwell.
The proposed increase in
postdoc salaries to a minimum of $ 40,000 per year, if it survives budget negotiations and the changing of the guard in the White House, could potentially go into effect sometime in 2002, according to NSF's budget office.
To a large extent,
postdoc salaries are controlled by a central authority in the form of NIH, which sets stipend levels for training grants (again with the «t» word) and also limits salaries that can be paid by investigator - initiated grants.
The PI replied to me that she was interested in me and my research; however, she has too many trainees to support right now, so we need to find some supporting money for
my postdoc salary.
You apply as a postdoc; they pay for
your postdoc salary until you secure an independent job.