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 | Feb 15, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Resources
In the wake of the injunction against updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which affected postdoctoral researchers, a number of institutions initially indicating that they would raise salaries to comply with the new minimum have reversed their plans to do...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 22, 2016 | Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Resources
This is a guest post by Adriana Bankston, a volunteer with Future of Research and one of the travel award winners for the Advocating for Science symposium in Boston, 2016. Adriana has been collecting data directly from institutions as part of this effort. ...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 14, 2016 | Postdoc benefits
A guest post by Tammy Barnes, Ph.D., postdoc at the University of Michigan and co-chair of the University of Michigan Postdoctoral Association (UMPDA). I’m a Kentucky gal. Before I moved to Ann Arbor for work as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 9, 2016 | Postdoc benefits
This is a guest post by Dr Sridhar Vedachalam, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Water Institute at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and one of the travel award winners for the Advocating for Science symposium in Boston, 2016. In May...
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”...
