by Gary McDowell | Nov 2, 2017 | Data, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, Resources
There is very little information available on how much postdocs are actually paid in the U.S., beyond data on institutional salary policies gathered by the National Postdoctoral Association. Following on from recent discussions about postdoc salaries changing as a...
by Gary McDowell | Nov 1, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
There is very little information available on how much postdocs are actually paid in the U.S. It is generally assumed that biomedical postdocs in particular are paid roughly in accordance with the NIH NRSA scale and indeed the National Postdoctoral...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 28, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Personal perspectives, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Adriana Bankston. It is the second of two posts (the first post can be found here). Our paper on the effect of the FLSA on postdoc salaries has now been updated here, with analysis of how the injunction and...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 12, 2017 | Data, Diversity in science, Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, International scientists, News, NIH, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, Surveys & Forums
For more information, see our Action of the Month Two studies, currently underway at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, are soliciting public input as part of their process, and they need to hear from you. You can join in in...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 8, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Personal perspectives, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Adriana Bankston. Although postdocs are highly skilled, PhD-level scientists, they have been a historically underpaid segment of the biomedical workforce. While advocating for increased postdoctoral...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 6, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
If you’ve been following along with out FLSA and postdocs resource, you’ll know that on December 1st, 2016, the threshold at which salaried workers (including all postdocs, regardless of visa or fellowship status) receive overtime payment for working more...
