by Gary McDowell | Sep 3, 2015 | Postdoc benefits
A recent change to overtime regulations proposed by President Obama is open for consultation until September 4th, and this regulation will directly affect postdocs. You can read more about the background in this blogpost, but it has the potential to mandate increases...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 13, 2015 | Postdoc benefits
An article in a student newspaper at the University of Maryland, describing changes to postdoc benefits at UMD College Park, and a faculty letter in opposition to changes, led to a blog post in Science Careers that caused something of a sensation on social media...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 10, 2014 | Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, STEM shortage myth
STEM postdoc researchers are highly trained, but for what? By Gary McDowell, Tufts University The STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics supposedly suffer from a shortage of graduates. Conventional wisdom says there’s no one for employers to...
