TY - JOUR
T1 - Academic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce
AU - Ålund, Murielle
AU - Emery, Nathan
AU - Jarrett, Benjamin J.M.
AU - MacLeod, Kirsty J.
AU - McCreery, Helen F.
AU - Mamoozadeh, Nadya
AU - Phillips, John G.
AU - Schossau, Jory
AU - Thompson, Andrew W.
AU - Warwick, Alexa R.
AU - Yule, Kelsey M.
AU - Zylstra, Erin R.
AU - Gering, Eben
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - The postdoctoral workforce comprises a growing proportion of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community, and plays a vital role in advancing science. Postdoc professional development, however, remains rooted in outdated realities. We propose enhancements to postdoc-centred policies and practices to better align this career stage with contemporary job markets and work life. By facilitating productivity, wellness and career advancement, the proposed changes will benefit all stakeholders in postdoc success—including research teams, institutions, professional societies and the scientific community as a whole. To catalyse reform, we outline recommendations for (1) skills-based training tailored to the current career landscape, and (2) supportive policies and tools outlined in postdoc handbooks. We also invite the ecology and evolution community to lead further progressive reform.
AB - The postdoctoral workforce comprises a growing proportion of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community, and plays a vital role in advancing science. Postdoc professional development, however, remains rooted in outdated realities. We propose enhancements to postdoc-centred policies and practices to better align this career stage with contemporary job markets and work life. By facilitating productivity, wellness and career advancement, the proposed changes will benefit all stakeholders in postdoc success—including research teams, institutions, professional societies and the scientific community as a whole. To catalyse reform, we outline recommendations for (1) skills-based training tailored to the current career landscape, and (2) supportive policies and tools outlined in postdoc handbooks. We also invite the ecology and evolution community to lead further progressive reform.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083788744&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41559-020-1178-6
DO - 10.1038/s41559-020-1178-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32284583
AN - SCOPUS:85083788744
SN - 2397-334X
VL - 4
SP - 777
EP - 781
JO - Nature Ecology and Evolution
JF - Nature Ecology and Evolution
IS - 6
ER -