Parliamentary questions have been asked about the postdoc situation, let the Minister of Education, Culture, and Science @ivanengelshoven know that you want those questions answered. Share or like our status update: https://twitter.com/PostdocNL/status/963030214468136960, that will really help, or tweet yourself to the Minister @ivanengelshoven. Let’s speed up the change. Join the LinkedIn groupSign up Read More …
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The rector of Leiden University and Frank Futselaar of the SP want change
The research by the CWTS Institute at Leiden University that we mentioned below (The career of postdocs is largely dependent on coincidence) is taking effect. The rector of Leiden University has indicated that he will take action as a result of this research and Frank Futselaar of the SP wants the Minister to take action Read More …
The career of postdocs is largely dependent on coincidence
What does it mean to be a postdoc? Have you ever wondered if you’re the only one feeling overwhelmed by your workload and lack of career perspective? Or do you feel making the next career step is really easy for you? Researchers Teelkens and Van der Weijden conducted a large-scale study among postdocs, using Read More …
Postdocs for postdocs, we’re making a difference
Part of the PostdocNL board met up for another inspiring working day. Here we brainstorm and get things done for postdoc career development. Eelco is setting up a postdoc network in Leiden, Nicoline is establishing one in Utrecht. This week we will be contacting all the HR departments at research institutes and organizations, to Read More …
To all postdocs working at the Delft University of Technology
INVITATION PostdocDelft brainstorm session | 22 February 2018 Since postdoctoral researchers are an important part of our community here at the Delft University of Technology and because these starting researchers are at a crucial stage of their scientific career, we would like to establish a postdoc network. For this new PostdocDelft network to be a Read More …
Local postdoc network at the Delft University of Technology
After the initiation of the local postdoc network at the AMC, POSTDOCNL is excited with the first steps being taken to start a local postdoc network at the Delft University of Technology. One of the main ambitions of POSTDOCNL is to unite postdocs in the Netherlands and this local network will be an important step. Read More …
Tenth Edition of the BioBusiness Summer School
Date: 25 – 29 June 2018 Location: Amsterdam, Leiden and Utrecht Registration: via www.biobusinesssummerschool.nl/apply Deadline: early-bird fee until 1st of March. Registration open until 1st of June 2018. Are you a PhD student, a postdoc or a Master student and are you interested to pursue your career in one of the many Life Sciences Read More …
Today we had a great PostdocNL workingday!
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Campaign Opening Academic Year!
The workload in the academic world is toweringly high. Subsidy applications, administration, education responsibilities, publication pressure, insufficient manpower, it continues to accumulate. Many people work in the evenings, weekends, holidays and sometimes even during illness. Research shows that 20% extra work is done in personal time. For a full-time position, this is more than nine Read More …
Career guidance for postdocs is essential (PostdocNL in VAWO VISIE)
Of all postdocs in the Netherlands, only a mere five percent can stay in science, ‘says Jozien Helleman of PostdocNL. “That means that the remaining 95 percent have to look for other jobs, but that’s not that easy.” SoFoKleS, the social fund for the knowledge sector, has committed to an incentive scheme for postdocs Read More …