Standards for postdoc training

Postdoctoral (Postdoc) training has become virtually institutionalized in many parts of the world as a discrete stage in the career progression in most science and engineering fields. However, there is far too much variability in what such training involves, across institutions and among the laborat...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2012-04, Vol.336 (6079), p.276-276
Main Author: Leshner, Alan I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Education, Graduate - organization & administration
Education, Graduate - standards
Engineering
Engineering - education
Higher education
Science
Science - education
United States
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - standards
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Summary:Postdoctoral (Postdoc) training has become virtually institutionalized in many parts of the world as a discrete stage in the career progression in most science and engineering fields. However, there is far too much variability in what such training involves, across institutions and among the laboratories within them. Given its importance and pervasiveness—there are over 50,000 postdocs in the United States alone—we need to establish and enforce standards, norms, and expectations for mentors, mentees, and their institutions that are analogous to those for undergraduate and graduate education.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1222476