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 ...

During my five years working in postdoctoral affairs at two higher education institutions, current postdoctoral associates have often shared their frustrations with me. Some feel they aren’t getting ...

When you’ve spent years working to earn a PhD, you probably don’t want to hear that you’ve got more training ahead of you. But if you’re like many new PhDs, you won’t emerge from graduate school to ...

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 ...

Employment as a postdoctoral Scholar or Fellow is governed by the Policies and Procedures of Faculty Advancement and Postdoctoral Affairs. Postdocs appointed through Faculty Advancement and ...

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

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 ...

Julie Gould is a freelance journalist in London, and produces the Nature Careers Podcast. Nessa Carey, a UK entrepreneur and technology-transfer professional whose career has straddled academia and ...

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 ...

The biomedical-research system in the United States now faces a host of external problems, financial and political. But as institutions panic over the looming prospect of reduced federal support for ...

The department may change the end date for the scholar using a Status Change form. Human Resources (HR) will verify that the postdoctoral scholar has not exceeded the six year limit (total at Michigan ...

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