What is Postdoc life like at your institute?

01 January 2016 1 3K Report

I run career planning courses for PhD candidates at my university. I think it would be useful to give the attendees a broader understanding of what life is like as a early career researcher in different countries and institutes. I think our future leaders would be interested in rates of pay, expected hours and working conditions, contract lengths, funding opportunities and career progression opportunities. Any info would be appreciated.

Emmanuel Vijayanand Murray

Pretty boring.

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