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Myth busting: What exactly is a postdoc?
Often confused as either students or faculty, this ‘in between’ position is vital to the academic ecosystem.
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Some potential pitfalls of postdoc life
If you are considering a postdoctoral fellowship, know that you may have to juggle relocation and a potential lack of resources and emotional support network.
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Breaking down silos in the postdoc community
It is not enough to have a postdocs’ association at your institution – they require a voice, power and influence to make important changes for future researchers.
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A guide to securing four different types of postdoc positions
Choosing the right one depends on your specific academic background, lived experience, personal interests and career goals.
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How to take action against gender inequality and discrimination
Four steps graduate students, postdocs and their allies can take to advance equality.
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Sarah Ruediger joins the Black Hole team!
The neuroscientist is gearing up to cover topics from open, team-based science to putting EDI to work in the field.
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Leveraging relationships and expertise to further your career development
Strategies and resources for grad students and postdocs to increase the relevance of word-of-mouth referrals and internet-based research.
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How benchmarking can help you adjust your career plans
Like personal goals, professional benchmarks can guide self-evaluation and setting targets for improvement.
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Why it’s important to have effective mentorship training programs for postdoctoral fellows
When mentorship skills are a major influence on student success in STEM, how do you develop training that meets that challenge?
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How administrative ambiguity and devaluating language hurts Canadian postdocs
Redefining how university and institutional administrations see this vulnerable population of highly skilled workers is an important first step toward countering inequity and mending the gender gap in academia.
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University of Guelph postdocs vote to unionize, but bigger goals lie ahead
Postdocs recount three key elements in their strategy that led to their unionization efforts.
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How Canada short-changes its graduate students and postdocs
Indexing scholarships and stipends is a simple yet effective way to maintain early career researchers’ standard of living.
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Problems with postdoc employment status, part 1: internally funded postdocs
If you’re a postdoctoral fellow funded by the institution where you work, you’re an employee, full stop.
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Consultations reveal Quebec’s postdocs hope for improved status
The Intersectoral Student Committee in Quebec findings reveal that postdocs face financial and professional instability, among other challenges.
