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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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2019-06-20

Journal title

Neuroanatomy and Behaviour

Volume

1

Article number

e6

Publisher

Episteme Health Inc.

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publishedVersion

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notReviewed

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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
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Tran, Dominic M. D.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Veldre, Aaron
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-06-24T18:41:21Z
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    2021-06-24T18:41:21Z
  • Date of first publication
    2019-06-20
  • 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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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
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  • Review status
    notReviewed
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  • Sponsorship
    DMDT’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).
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  • Citation
    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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  • ISSN
    2652-1768
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4364
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4936
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    Episteme Health Inc.
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  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.35430/nab.2019.e6
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.35430/nab.2019.e6
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    How to find the right postdoctoral position for you
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    article
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  • Article number
    e6
  • Journal title
    Neuroanatomy and Behaviour
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  • Volume
    1
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