What is it about?
The article outlines and elaborates five strategic reforms to better support the world’s growing postdoctoral workforce: Align career development with job markets Sustain wellness and work-life balance Enhance mentoring Develop administrative support Increase broader support.
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Why is it important?
Supporting postdocs sustains research communities that tackle our greatest social and environmental issues. Postdoc support and training systems, however, are poorly aligned with today’s career landscape. These issues are widely discussed in academia and in lengthy reports and op-eds; still, there is glaring lack of succinct, data-driven publications that provide clear and feasible corrective steps.
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It is unusual for such a large and diverse team of postdocs to collaborate on an independent project. In this case, the team was invigorated by shared passion for their subject and complementary skills.
Dr Eben J Gering
Michigan State University
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This page is a summary of: Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce, Nature Ecology & Evolution, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1178-6.
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