Abstract
Scientific Workforce To be a postdoctoral fellow today is to exist between a short-term research position and the reality of the academic job market. Nowell et al. sought to identify professional development (PD) opportunities used by postdocs to navigate a changing career landscape. Using quantitative and qualitative data collected from more than 500 current postdocs, the authors show that although postdocs engaged in diverse PD opportunities, these strategies were not always useful or career enhancing. By describing postdoc perceptions of PD, in parallel with their perceived usefulness, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the misalignment of postdoc needs with available opportunities and can serve as a manual for helping academic institutions direct valuable resources toward the most effective postdoc PD strategies. Palgrave Commun. 6 , 95 (2020).
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