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Give input on CAO negotiations (Collective Labour Agreement)
The Dutch Universities (VSNU) and the Labour Unions negotiate on the compensations and benefits of the University staff. The current Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) runs until 1 July 2016 and there is still no agreement on a new CAO, there even is a standoff. The main bottlenecks in the negotiations lie with: -Wage increases Read More …
FAQ: I was told that my contract cannot be extended for the duration of my parental leave
The PostdocNL website has a new FAQ section: https://www.postdocnl.com/faq/ To start off with a question that is a concern to postdocs and other temporary scientists is: “I was just told that my contract cannot be extended for the duration of my parental leave; the result of the new WWZ. What can I do about it?”. Read More …
Get training to capitalize on opportunities outside academia
The PCDI is organizing two courses to help final year Ph.D. students and postdocs to stimulate their career development. Have you thought about exploring opportunities outside academia? Then these courses are of interest to you. Course 1. Employability outside academia (June 21 + Sep 13 + Oct 18) Employability Outside Academia is a targeted Read More …
The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited
An interesting piece about the postdoctoral experience! Learn more about how the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Engineering view the position of the postdoc: http://www.nap.edu/read/18982/chapter/1 Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
Advancing Postdoc Women Guidebook
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA, USA) has released the Advancing Postdoc Women Guidebook. And while the guidebook is primarily intended for women, much of the information—including chapters about career planning and building good mentoring relationships—is relevant for all readers, regardless of gender. http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2015/10/new-guidebook-aims-help-female-postdocs Image Credit: Argonne National Laboratory / Flickr / Creative Commons Read More …
Algemeen Overleg WWZ over de Vrouwelijke Wetenschapper, impact overig WP onbekend
In het algemeen overleg Wet Werk en Zekerheid (WWZ) van 9 maart bespraken kamerlid Voortman en minister Asscher van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid de gevolgen voor de jonge vrouwelijke wetenschapper. Onduidelijk is wat de impact van de WWZ is voor het overige wetenschappelijke personeel (WP), zoals postdocs, die tijdelijk ergens anders gaan werken of Read More …
Save the date for the next Federa Day
Topic: Healthy Science: increasing value, reducing waste. New insights new challenges. As part of the program committee, POSTDOCNL aims to bring the postdocs’ view on what is healthy science to the attention of Academia as well as policy makers. Date: Friday 11th November Location: Radboudumc – Nijmegen https://www.federa.org/federadag Join the LinkedIn groupSign Read More …
PostdocNL reacted to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment regarding the WWZ
On the 25th of February, the POSTDOCNL network reacted to the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment for comments on the ‘Wet werk en zekerheid (WWZ)’; the law that limits the number of temporary contracts an employer can give sequentially to an employee. Read the document here: “POSTDOCNL over de WWZ” Read More …
Input asked about consequences of WWZ (law on temporary contracts)
Dear PostdocNL community, We draw your urgent attention to the fact that the government is asking for input on the experiences of employees and employers with the ‘Wet werk en zekerheid (WWZ)’, the law that limits the number of temporary contracts an employer can give sequentially to an employee. We as PostdocNL would Read More …