How to find the right postdoctoral position for you
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Tran, Dominic M. D.
Veldre, Aaron
Abstract / Description
The increasingly competitive academic job market has forced PhD graduates in psychology, neuroscience, and related fields to maximize their research output and secure grant funding during the early postdoctoral period of their careers. In the present article, based on a Q&A session presented at a research retreat (Brain and Behaviour Lab, University of Sydney) in February 2018, we draw on our firsthand experiences of navigating the transition from graduate student to postdoc. We offer practical advice to students who may be nearing the end of their PhDs and planning their first steps toward an academic career. Although the postdoc experience is varied, it is important for early-career researchers to make optimal choices to increase their chances of securing a continuing academic position. Ultimately, the goal of a postdoctoral position should be to develop all the facets of an academic career, but with a strong focus on the quantity and quality of research outputs.
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Date of first publication
2019-06-20
Journal title
Neuroanatomy and Behaviour
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1
Article number
e6
Publisher
Episteme Health Inc.
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Tran, D. M. D., & Veldre, A. (2019). How to find the right postdoctoral position for you. Neuroanatomy and Behaviour, 1(1), e6. http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4936
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Tran, Dominic M. D.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Veldre, Aaron
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Date of first publication2019-06-20
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Abstract / DescriptionThe increasingly competitive academic job market has forced PhD graduates in psychology, neuroscience, and related fields to maximize their research output and secure grant funding during the early postdoctoral period of their careers. In the present article, based on a Q&A session presented at a research retreat (Brain and Behaviour Lab, University of Sydney) in February 2018, we draw on our firsthand experiences of navigating the transition from graduate student to postdoc. We offer practical advice to students who may be nearing the end of their PhDs and planning their first steps toward an academic career. Although the postdoc experience is varied, it is important for early-career researchers to make optimal choices to increase their chances of securing a continuing academic position. Ultimately, the goal of a postdoctoral position should be to develop all the facets of an academic career, but with a strong focus on the quantity and quality of research outputs.en
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Publication statuspublishedVersionen
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Review statusnotRevieweden
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SponsorshipDMDT’s postdoctoral position is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project (Funder ID: 10.13039/501100000923, Grant ID: DP19010041). AV’s postdoctoral position is funded by Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (Funder ID: 10.13039/501100000923, Grant IDs: DP180102705 and DP190100719).en
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CitationTran, D. M. D., & Veldre, A. (2019). How to find the right postdoctoral position for you. Neuroanatomy and Behaviour, 1(1), e6. http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4936en
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ISSN2652-1768
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4364
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4936
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherEpisteme Health Inc.en
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.35430/nab.2019.e6
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleHow to find the right postdoctoral position for youen
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DRO typearticleen
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Article numbere6
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Journal titleNeuroanatomy and Behaviouren
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Volume1
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