Empowering Early Career Researchers
Future of Research champions, engages, and empowers early career researchers (ECRs) with evidence-based resources to make informed career choices and improve scientific research.
Our Mission
We share resources, community, and expertise with those dedicated to advocacy work and the improvement of academic training environments.
Our projects
We promote grassroots advocacy, currently focusing on three specific projects. Click on each below to see how you can get involved.
Mentoring future scientists
Departmental or training program policies have a huge impact on the success of graduate students, postdocs, and scientific endeavors.
We convened experts and early career researchers to define major policy guidelines and excellence tiers for STEM departments.
Labor and policy
Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and research associates are among groups of academics searchers across the U.S. organizing, or participating in, unionization efforts and votes. Read our statement and review resources for unionization
international scholars
We raise awareness about the challenges faced by foreign-born researchers currently employed in US academic institutions and advocate for their needs by collecting data, disseminating findings to broad audiences.
Our leadership in action
Learn more about the importance of mentorship and resources in early career research from a Future of Research President, Fatima Sanchenznieto at TedX Chicago.
Latest News
Our blog posts keep you informed of overall organization news as well as with statements that that Future of Research develops as part of our advocacy to better empower ECRs.
New publication: Assessing the landscape of postdoc salaries in 2016
A plot of the National Institutes of Health's National Research Service Awards Year 0 stipend by Financial Year. Also includes a comparison of salaries with their approximate value in 2017, using the Personal Consumer Expenditure Index. In 2016, the very...
Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Adriana Bankston for work to ensure FoR’s success
Future of Research is extremely grateful to Dr. Adriana Bankston, who today will complete a 6-month temporary contract as our Associate Director for Fundraising and Strategic Initiatives. Dr. Bankston has been involved with Future of Research for some time,...
Future of Research endorses call for Science magazine to retract, and apologize for, “Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?”
On August 17th, 2018, Science magazine published the letter "Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?" in which colleagues wrote in to defend Francisco Ayala, an academic formerly at UC Irvine who resigned after findings of sexual harassment at that institution. The...