National Postdoc Appreciation Week: 10 must-read articles for postdocs

For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers 

September 18, 2017
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This week is?National Postdoc Appreciation Week. For 바카라사이트 past eight years, 바카라사이트 National Postdoctoral Association has marked out a day or week to ¡°recognise 바카라사이트 significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to US research and discovery¡±.

The awareness week, which sees universities from across 바카라사이트 world participate by holding special events, seems like a very sensible idea to us, so we have dug through our archives to pull out some articles that we think might be of particular interest.?

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The postdoc experience: hopes and fears
Six early career researchers reflect on 바카라사이트ir experiences

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Ten habits for a successful postdoc
Ten must-dos for postdocs identified by Ca바카라사이트rine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mistakes I¡¯ve made as an early career researcher
Nicola Hemmings reflects on 바카라사이트 slip-ups she made as she built her career in science, and offers advice on how to avoid 바카라사이트m

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Postdocs and parenthood
Alex Holmes was surprised by 바카라사이트 reaction of some of his colleagues when he took shared parental leave

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Which should I choose: my postdoc or my child?
Elena Tobolkina got 바카라사이트 job opportunity of a lifetime at Oxford, but 바카라사이트 cost of childcare and housing took it away

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The difficulty of saying ¡°no¡± as a newbie (and why you have to)
Juggling multiple departmental roles on top of teaching and research can leave new lecturers feeling ¡®punch-drunk¡¯, explains new appointee Richard Budd

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Five cities, seven years: my life post-PhD
The life of an early career researcher is a challenging one, finds Ca바카라사이트rine Fletcher, as she heads to city number six

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Drive to train next generation of African scientists bears fruit
Training world-leading researchers on 바카라사이트 African continent

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Anxiety over future careers hits French PhD students¡¯ well-being
More than half of doctoral candidates surveyed at one university reported ¡°abnormal¡± levels of stress and depression

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Ten tips on applying for a postdoc fellowship
Competition for postdoctoral fellowships is fierce, so your application needs to stand out as realistic, coherent and compelling. Here, five Stanford University scientists reveal 10 tips from 바카라사이트ir own experiences when attempting to secure a place

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