Category: Postdocs
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Are postdoc salaries negotiable? I'm thinking in particular of European postdocs funded by the ERC, where the PI might have some leeway over allocation of funds, but I'm also wondering in general if postdoc or even VAP salaries are negotiable (and are…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: Practically speaking, why are (mostly R1) postdoc selection committees not more open to the prospect of hiring VAPs, lecturers, or even t-t asst. prof. to their attractive postdoc positions when these folks have shown research aptitude on top of their teaching work?…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader wrote: I got a multiple-yr postdoc in Europe, PhD from the US. It's primarily research based with opportunities to teach once or twice. Since I know relatively little about European postdoctoral positions, can people chime in about their first- or second-hand experiences with…
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A reader writes in: Longtime reader, sometime commenter on the Cocoon. I have a question I would love to have you throw out to readers. We are planning to do a search for a 2 year post doc this coming year. What is the ideal timeline for a post-doc search? "Ideal for who"? you ask.…