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Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies (2000)
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)

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ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies

Contents

 

  

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  

1

 1

  

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS IN US INSTITUTIONS

  

4
   

 Population Growth,

  

4
   

 A Changing Pattern,

  

6
   

 The Importance of Postdocs to Research,

  

10
   

 Postdoctoral Terms,

  

11
   

 Multiple Postdoctoral Positions,

  

12
   

 Unmet Expectations,

  

12
   

 Variations by Field and Sector,

  

14
   

 Increasing Age,

  

18
   

 A Debate Over Responsibility,

  

18
   

 Summary Points,

  

20

 2

  

FEATURES OF THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE

  

21
   

 Postdocs in Different Disciplines,

  

22
   

 Sources of Funding for Postdocs,

  

26
   

 Postdocs in Different Sectors,

  

29
   

 Postdocs in Universities,

  

29
   

 Postdocs in Industry,

  

30
   

 Postdocs in Government Facilities,

  

30
   

 Postdocs Abroad,

  

31
   

 Sub-Populations of Postdocs,

  

31
   

 Foreign Postdocs,

  

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