The Postdoc Landscape
The Invisible Scholars| By: | null |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780128131695 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780128131701 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2018 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The Postdoc Landscape offers historical, international, and domestic examples, solutions, and strategies for addressing the needs of postdoctoral scholars in terms of their presence in government, industry, and the academy. Growing issues and concerns are identified with a clear direction in terms of what practitioners, policymakers, and educators can do to improve the working conditions of postdoctoral scholars.
The book includes chapters centered on three themes: the Postdoc Landscape, Postdoc Support and Postdoc Career Literacy, Agency and Choice.
This comprehensive reference serves as a guide for scholars, individuals who supervise and mentor postdoctoral scholars and policymakers.
- Outlines practical tools to help universities and organizations develop an infrastructure for supporting postdocs
- Identifies the challenges that postdocs face and offers strategies on how to address the challenges
- Includes a diverse range of voices and experiences from leading experts in the field