by Gary McDowell | Dec 8, 2016 | Events & Networking, Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Resources, Surveys & Forums
On Tuesday December 13th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST, the New York academy of Sciences will host a webinar: “The Changing Landscape for Postdocs in the US: Potential Implications and Systemic Changes to Support Postdocs in the US Beyond the FLSA Ruling”...
by Gary McDowell | Nov 16, 2016 | Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Resources
The updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (which affects academic workers, including postdocs) are due to go into effect on Dec 1st, requiring either a minimum salary for those with non-exempt job duties of $47,476, or the use of timesheets and payment of overtime...
by Gary McDowell | Nov 10, 2016 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change
Scientists do not operate in a political vacuum. We carry out science in the context of the society in which we live. Political events can shape and change this environment, our ability to work, and even the science itself, through the effects on the society in which...
by Gary McDowell | Nov 7, 2016 | Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, Resources
In 2015, a paper by coordinated by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), “Toward a sustainable biomedical research enterprise: Finding consensus and implementing recommendations” identified a number of consensus...
by Gary McDowell | Nov 3, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
Register now for the NYU Postdoc Interdisciplinary Symposium (PoIntS) 2016! More information can be found here at the page on the FoR website and at the NYU Postdocs website. This year’s keynote speaker is Paula Stephan, a labor economist who studies...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 31, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change
This is a guest post written by Advocating for Science Travel Awardee, Alex Erwin: Even though most of us are happily pursuing what we love, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t frustrated with certain aspects of the scientific enterprise. Concerns about...
