Susan Euling, now employed as a biologist with the EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment, found the Environmental Fellows Program to be the perfect way to combine her love of the environment with her laboratory
training as a postdoc in developmental biology.
Stephen L. Macknik
trained as a postdoc with Zachary Mainen at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and David Hubel at Harvard Medical School.
She trained as a postdoc with Vamsi Mootha at MGH and Harvard Medical School.
In response to the current difficulties with finding a job as a faculty scientist in academia [e.g., 1], questions are arising about whether this advanced research
training as a Postdoc is necessary.
Not exact matches
Even though they do not serve
as professors, researchers who pursue other academic paths note that their intensive
training — in grad school,
postdoc appointments, and other experiences — prepares them uniquely for the challenges of their new positions.
On their website, the coalition institutions «commit» to gathering and publishing data on admissions and matriculation; median time to and percentage of degree completion; student and
postdoc demographics; median time spent
as postdocs; and, most importantly from the standpoint of those considering scientific
training, «career outcomes for PhD and postdoctoral alumni, classified by job sector and career type.»
As a result, the NASEM report's authors argue,
postdoc training is haphazard and PIs have little incentive to prepare these young scientists for independent research careers.
One of them was with her presently
as a
postdoc; she'd
trained the other a few years earlier.
A 2006 study2 identified a structured plan
as one of the few factors that significantly improved the
postdoc participants»
training experience.
The message is clear — if you decide to gain additional scientific experience, say
as a
postdoc, you'd be well advised to seek
training in an area different from your current field.
And though Hira did not mention it, tens of thousands of the scientists counted
as employed are trapped in low - paying
postdoc «
training» jobs that economists have long recognized
as effectively disguising unemployment.
Fundamentally, he believes that the mission of all mentors, institutions, and funding agencies — in so far
as it relates to
postdocs — ought to be to
train independent investigators.
In addition to serving
as apprentices,
postdocs should be offered the same
training and opportunities provided doctoral students in programs such
as IE.
As Stephan pointed out,
postdocs» low salaries are typically justified by saying that they are still in
training, despite their skills and the years of experience they have already accumulated.
Second, by comparing the number of faculty in the field to the number doing a
postdoc — which besides being a
training phase also serves
as a holding pattern for scientists waiting and hoping for faculty jobs — we can get an idea of whether Ph.D. scientists have access to other career options they deem acceptable.
Federal policy might establish a uniform employment status
as well
as guidelines for assuring
postdocs the fringe benefits worthy of their education and
training.
Such
training best prepares young scientists to fill specialist positions, such
as technician, permanent
postdoc, and staff scientist — not necessarily to perform all the tasks needed to conduct studies of their own and eventually become a PI.
As part of its communications
training, UTHealth offers
postdocs insight into fundraising and philanthropy, and lessons about communicating scientific results to a community of potential donors.
Next Wave: Many administrators in the life and physical sciences see the
postdoc as an extra
training phase beyond the Ph.D..
Icenhour says the biggest mistake
postdocs can make is to treat a
postdoc as a job, rather than a period of
training.
According to Spohrer,
postdocs are more likely than doctoral students to match the company's ideal employee hiring profile: a so - called «T - shaped» professional, with both depth of
training in one area and a breadth of experience, such
as having worked in different countries or having both scientific and business skills.
Postdoc supervisors who participated in this year's survey ranked networking as the fourth most important factor (tied with training) contributing to a successful postdoc expe
Postdoc supervisors who participated in this year's survey ranked networking
as the fourth most important factor (tied with
training) contributing to a successful
postdoc expe
postdoc experience.
However,
postdoc trainees who have been awarded an individual National Research Service Award (F32) or a nonfederal grant, or are supported by institutional
training grants (T32), do not receive these benefits,
as these awards do not include the necessary funds.
Although specialization remains a key factor to trainees» success, «[t] he paper tells me
as a PI... I should keep in mind not to specialize... my students and
postdocs [too much], to
train them well.»
As a result, most of the named institutions now classify postdocs as individuals in training, within 5 years of being awarded a Ph.D. degree, who are primarily engaged in research with minimal teaching or other responsibilities, and are in a temporary appointment that does not constitute an employment contract with the universit
As a result, most of the named institutions now classify
postdocs as individuals in training, within 5 years of being awarded a Ph.D. degree, who are primarily engaged in research with minimal teaching or other responsibilities, and are in a temporary appointment that does not constitute an employment contract with the universit
as individuals in
training, within 5 years of being awarded a Ph.D. degree, who are primarily engaged in research with minimal teaching or other responsibilities, and are in a temporary appointment that does not constitute an employment contract with the university.
Compounding the mismatch is the criticism that in many labs, this type of pre-professional
training is not taking place at all, and that many
postdocs are being used
as a form of highly skilled but inexpensive labor to conduct the research that drives the economy.
Few of today's systems biology postgrads,
postdocs, and group leaders were
trained as interdisciplinary scientists.
Their program includes a number of components, such
as an interdisciplinary
training initiative that is designed to help
postdocs cross-train in clinical, epidemiological, or basic research.
Postdocs working under their advisor's research grants may not be
as independent
as they could be if funded through
training grants like the NRSAs, Goldman says.
It's not
as if there's a pot of gold at the end of the
postdoc rainbow to erase the financial and personal sacrifices made during the 15 years of «
training.»
You can enter many of these fields in less time and with less
training than a Ph.D. plus a
postdoc, and they can provide
as much satisfaction
as research, teaching, or clinical medicine.
Most institutes define the postdoctoral appointment
as an additional
training period, but we should not forget what a
postdoc is.
Not surprisingly, several young scientists who head their own laboratories after that
training recall their own experiences
as postdocs when they devise strategies for supervising fellows of their own.
Are there any other courses (part - time or distance learning) or
training I can do while I am still working
as a
postdoc?
Chances are, you will achieve your first job
as an assistant professor (if that is your goal) with fewer years of research
training than your «Ph.D. - only» compatriots, who typically do a couple of extended
postdocs of three or more years before reaching the point where they can compete for a faculty appointment.
Whether you are
training as traditional Ph.D. student, an EngD student, or a
postdoc, a career in energy research requires a combination of advanced technical skills and creativity.
Although this level of compensation might have been sufficient for the brief
training period of the 26 - year - old
postdoc of the 1970s, it proved a poor match for the reality of life
as a
postdoc in the new millennium.
«
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.»
Unfortunately, traditional
postdoc training teaches nothing about finding and competing for these openings,
as speaker after speaker stated.
As a graduate advisor in her department, she makes sure that
postdoc and other
training - related issues are discussed, and that young researchers know what to expect.
The
training wheels are off, and I'm hoping not to hurt myself (or my career) too badly
as I pedal through the
postdoc.
That would have been «extraordinarily complicated to do,» Rockey said, partly because
training and research are separate lines in NIH's budget and also because almost seven times
as many
postdocs are on research grants.
I recently returned to my home country (a small European country known mostly
as a holiday destination and not for its science) after an excellent
postdoc in a top - tier U.S. institution, preceded by Ph.D.
training in the United Kingdom.
The policies governing NIH grants, contained in a document called Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21, do not include a broader impacts criterion, although PIs and
postdocs each have a «dual role»
as persons who are simultaneously both working on a specific research project and giving or receiving
training, says Walter Schaffer, NIH senior scientific adviser for extramural research, in an interview with Science Careers.
The goal is to ensure that SBP students and
postdocs are equipped with the information and skills they need to confidently make professional decisions
as they transition to the next step of their
training or career.
As an SBP graduate student or postdoc, you have the opportunity to attend workshops and events developed to enhance your education and training, as well as prepare you to successfully transition to the next stage in your caree
As an SBP graduate student or
postdoc, you have the opportunity to attend workshops and events developed to enhance your education and
training,
as well as prepare you to successfully transition to the next stage in your caree
as well
as prepare you to successfully transition to the next stage in your caree
as prepare you to successfully transition to the next stage in your career.
As a
postdoc he
trained in molecular virology with Juan Carlos de la Torre (The Scripps Research Institute, USA) and in immunology with Rolf Zinkernagel and Hans Hengartner (University of Zurich, Switzerland).
However, I was fascinated by induced pluripotent stem cell research, and moreover, I was attracted to Gladstone's reputation
as a great place for
postdoc training.
«Almost all our PhD students and
postdocs receive support from the NIH,
as members of
training grant programs,
as recipients of individual awards, and
as participants in research by UCSF faculty, a majority of whom are affiliated with one or more of our graduate
training programs,» said Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, dean of the UCSF Graduate Division and vice chancellor of student academic affairs.
Can current diversity postdoctoral fellowships serve
as a model for enhancing the
training for all
postdocs?