As you approach the end of your Ph.D., you may find yourself considering a postdoctoral position, or postdoc, as the next step after graduation. Pursuing a postdoc is a career decision in and of ...

Daniel Ojeda Juarez, a postdoctoral researcher at UC San Diego, explores the link between protein aggregation and cognitive ...

For young life scientists hoping to land a prestigious faculty job in academia, postdoctoral research is practically a requirement. But it’s not a path equally open to everyone. Freshly minted life ...

Wanted: Qualified candidate for short-term position. Science doctorate required. Average weekly work hours may range from 40 to 60-plus. Must take direction well. Must be capable of working completely ...

Helping postdoctoral scholars prepare for faculty positions by providing expert feedback and strategies for navigating the job search process from preparing applications to interviewing to ...

The life of the humble biomedical postdoctoral researcher was never easy: toiling in obscurity in a low-paying scientific apprenticeship that can stretch more than a decade. The long hours were worth ...

SFU hosts a relatively small number of postdoctoral fellows (postdocs) for our number of faculty members. Existing postdocs sometimes feel like they “fall between the cracks” at SFU. They are neither ...

Every postdoctoral fellow has probably heard a “permadoc” joke or two, making light of the increasingly long stints recent Ph.D.s spend in such positions. But has the postdoc become the default for ...

Swagatama Mukherjee, a postdoctoral researcher at Linköping University, explores the role of extracellular vesicles in ...

After five to seven years of working 70-plus hours per week and subsisting on a stipend that makes ramen noodles a staple of their diet, most chemistry graduate students see getting their Ph.D. as the ...

The job letter or letter of interest for a postdoc application is similar to the academic job letter (see the Academic Statements Guide). The cover letter should be on letterhead of your department or ...

At every conference we have attended since we started working in pharma, we get the inevitable question: “Do you actually like it in industry?” The answer is always, “I love it!” This often stirs up a ...