by Gary McDowell | Apr 28, 2017 | Data, Diversity in science, Postdoc benefits, Resources
On April 27 2017, Executive Director Gary McDowell gave a talk to graduate students at the University of Michigan, “So…You Want To Do A Postdoc?” The talk presents some data about the postdoc position to provide context for discussing some barriers...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 7, 2017 | Data, Ideas for change, Postdoc population size
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The biomedical research enterprise is driven at its core by junior scientists working at the bench. Postdocs are highly skilled scientific experts who provide a great deal of value to the...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 6, 2017 | Data, Surveys & Forums
There are two international surveys about academia currently soliciting data: One for current postdocs on working conditions, collecting data from postdocs all around the world. All responses are anonymous. You can find the results later in the year at...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 28, 2017 | Data, News
A new study has been published in PNAS, titled “Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly”. The paper looks at data using the NSF’s Survey of Doctorate Recipients, and also uses U.S. Census data to get information about...
