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 ...

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 ...

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 process to extend a postdoctoral scholar position varies depending on the visa status of the scholar. If your postdoctoral scholar holds an F-1, J-1, or H-1B visa, it is critical to plan ahead, as ...

The following questions should help you get the most out of your postdoc interview and, with luck, out of your postdoc experience as well. • If the project is independent, will you be able to take it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Postdoctoral fellows are vital to universities—running labs, training students, and writing grants—while being overworked and lacking adequate job protections. When Marjorie Levinstein, 35, began ...

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 ...