My productivity as a postdoc diminished to almost nothing during the job search, much to my and my adviser's disappointment.
Not exact matches
Well, not only does
postdoc dissatisfaction have an impact on current research
productivity, it may have far - reaching consequences
as well.
Although you can not force someone to care about what they are doing, there are ways — such
as giving
postdocs as much choice
as possible over what projects to pursue and ownership over the work — to encourage
productivity.
The
postdocs that I interviewed try to shape the research process to maximize their
productivity as measured by the number of publications and the impact factor of those publications.
With most permanent researchers in the survey having a tenured position and most researchers on temporary contracts being
postdocs, many factors, such
as experience and age, could explain these differences in
productivity, Siobhan Phillips, a senior science officer at ESF who was the survey methodology adviser and lead author, says in an email to Science Careers.