All About Postdocs
Most doctoral degree recipients do not enter the workforce as faculty immediately after graduation. Instead, they work as postdoctoral researchers.
Postdoctoral Research - What's a Postdoc and How do I get one?
Right after earning their doctoral degrees, most scientists are employed as postdocs. What is a postdoc?
Right after earning their doctoral degrees, most scientists are employed as postdocs. What is a postdoc?
Protecting Postocs: The National Postdoctoral Association
Postdocs are not graduate students, nor are they faculty. Given their ambiguous status, postdocs need special protection. The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is positioned to help postdocs.
Postdocs are not graduate students, nor are they faculty. Given their ambiguous status, postdocs need special protection. The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is positioned to help postdocs.
Recommended Practices Guide for Institutions Employing Postdocs
Guidelines and recommendations for institutions that employ postdoctoral researchers
Guidelines and recommendations for institutions that employ postdoctoral researchers
International Postdoc Survival Guide
What do you need to know to survive and succeed as an international postdoc?
What do you need to know to survive and succeed as an international postdoc?
Postdoc Institutional Tool Kit
A variety of resources to guide institutions that hire postdoc
A variety of resources to guide institutions that hire postdoc
Start a Postdoc Association
A resource guide to assist postdocs and their allies in starting and sustaining an effective postdoc association
A resource guide to assist postdocs and their allies in starting and sustaining an effective postdoc association
Postdoc Statistics
Statistics on postdocs
Statistics on postdocs
Postdoc Jobs
A searchable site of postdocs around the world.
A searchable site of postdocs around the world.
Postdoc Resources
A list of helpful resources from the National Academies
A list of helpful resources from the National Academies
Funding and Fellowships for Postdocs
Need funding? This list of potential funders is an important start
Need funding? This list of potential funders is an important start
Doctors without Orders
Results from a survey of postdocts from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
Results from a survey of postdocts from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
10 Step Plan for Better Postdoc Training
Ten recommendations to promote an environment in which postdocs can receive the advanced instruction they need to embark on successful careers.
Ten recommendations to promote an environment in which postdocs can receive the advanced instruction they need to embark on successful careers.