Postdoc Resources

Achieving a strong postdoc position can be essential to your professional aspirations. It’s important to approach the subject very seriously, as it can significantly influence the sorts of positions which may be available to you in the long run. Experience in such positions will sculpt your professional skill set and prepare you for further work in a specialized field. This section will provide you with all of the tools necessary for finding, applying to and securing a postdoc position.

Resources

  • How to Win a Graduate Fellowship

    Informs hopeful postdocs of strategies that will help them gain a leg up on the competition. Making time for writing applications, boning up on your research, and having a solid idea are all important components of gaining a fellowship

  • International Postdoc Survivor Guide

    It is a highly informative tool. Covering the needs of international PhD holders hoping to attain a postdoc position, this guide includes sections on what life as a postdoc is like in America, how to attain a credit card and gives advice on income taxes

  • Industrial Endeavors

    Explores fellowships which emphasize academic ties and clear outcomes.

  • Fear Factor

    Genevive Bjorn explains how to make it through the obstacles of such a volatile environment.

  • International Students Studying in the UK

    Read through the guidelines in order to get a feel for the measures taken to accommodate international students before finding a position in the UK.

  • COS Expertise

    Is a knowledge management system that includes first-person profiles of over 480,000 researchers from all over the world. With this tool, you have the opportunity to scour through the professional interests of a large chunk of academia by institution, geography, name and keyword.

  • German Mentors Steer a New Course

    Alison Abbott displays a case study of the ways in which mentorship is changing.

  • UK Professional Standards Framework

    Created by a collection of major organizations in UK higher education, this resource clarifies standards surrounding research.

  • Bridges to Independence

    Explains the relationship between independence and the postdoc experience. Looking at the challenges and inhibiting factors

  • The Vitae

    Website provides programming in scientific research. Learn how to best utilize technology in order to increase your contributions to your field.

  • Finding the Perfect Postdoc for You

    Allows PhD holders to assess their reasons for finding a postdoc and reflect on what it is that they want to do. Read these twelve steps to finding the right position for you, before diving into the ocean of postdoc appointments.

  • Picking a Postdoc Post

    Is provided by Douglas Natelson at Inside Higher Ed. He offers advice on how to choose an appropriate location for your studies, how to change your specialization and ways of conceptualizing the structure of a postdoc position.