Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisors, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 2
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
A Note on Using This Guide......Page 16
Contents......Page 20
Figures, Tables, and Boxes......Page 24
Executive Summary......Page 28
1 Postdoctoral Scholars in US Institutions......Page 31
2 Features of the Postdoctoral Population......Page 48
3 Rights, Opportunities, and Responsibilities of the Postdoc......Page 69
4 The Postdoc and the Adviser......Page 84
5 The Postdoc and the Institution......Page 97
6 The Postdoc and the Funding Organization......Page 115
7 The Postdoc and the Disciplinary Societies......Page 122
8 Principles, Action Points, and Recommendations for Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience......Page 124
Bibliography......Page 137
Appendixes......Page 140
Appendix A Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy: Member and Staff Biographical Information......Page 142
Appendix B Analysis of Quantitative Data on Postdocs......Page 149
Appendix C Results of Survey of Organizations with Postdoctoral Scholars......Page 165
Appendix D Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience......Page 186
Appendix E Summary of Results from Institutional Focus Groups......Page 202