Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
Code: 3.64
Auteur: Committee on Science, Engineering, & Public Policy
ISBN: 0-309-06996-3
Année: 1999
Description: ' A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies'
'Chapter 1 summaries the trends that have brought growth and new stresses to the postdoctoral population and provides a description of postdoctoral scholars in the United States. Chapter 2 describes prominent features of the postdoctoral experience. Chapter 3 outlines the rights, opportunities, and responsibilities of postdocs. Chapter 4 addresses the relationship between the postdoc and the adviser. Chapter 5 describes the relationship between postdocs and the institutions where they work. Chapter 6 provides an overview of how funding organizations provide financial support to postdocs. Chapter 7 summarizes the role of professional disciplinary societies in supporting the postdoctoral experience. Chapter 8 provides a series of principles, action points, and recommendations for enhancing the postdoctoral experience for the benefit of all participants.'
Reserved: No
Emplacement: Brown Building
Langue: English