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The proportion of federal research funding going to investigators older than 65 was greater than that going to researchers younger than 35, even if most Nobel recipients made their discoveries before they were 40 years old.
It seems that if there’s a market that we ought to be thinking about, it’s postdocs. Guest Post by Phill Jones, Head of Publisher Outreach for Digital Science.
Joint winner says move to UK was important to his success and fears impact of government migration controls and funding freeze.
"More people over 65 are funded by research grants than those under 35."
Congressman wants to order the NIH to bring down the average age at which new investigators receive their first grant by 4 years within a decade.
The University of Leeds is seeking to recruit up to 250 exceptional early career academics to tenure track equivalent Academic Fellowships over the next three years.
A collection of papers based on workshops at the Vitae Researcher Development International Conference, 3-4th September 2013, Manchester, UK
According to a new report, the answer is "both."
10% of all postdocs stay in academia but nearly 80% hope to pursue an academic career
MacArthur Fellows data shows that creative scientists are highly mobile.
Academia doesn’t make the grade as a training ground for today’s world
Researchers around the world love their work, but tight funding is eroding their spirits.
Sometimes, the brightest stars in science decide to leave. Nature finds out where they go.
With high numbers of postdocs emerging from universities, prospective PhD students must be prepared for the fact that they will probably not end up with a career in research.
Stehen Juniorprofessoren in Deutschland kurz vor dem Sprung in ihre weitere wissenschaftliche Karriere, wächst die Angst, keine Perspektive zu haben. Fast die Hälfte äußert sich "unzufrieden" mit ihrer Situation, klagt über fehlende Tenure-Track-Optionen.
People seeking non-academic jobs may need to try something unexpected to be noticed, says Peter Fiske.
On the state of the postdoc — the staple of the science scholar's life cycle that's now gaining steam in the humanities.
Arbeitserfahrungen im Ausland gelten in der Wissenschaft als Tugend - Doch viele Forscher kehren nach Jahren des Wanderns nicht mehr zurück.
Many factors influence success in a science career. Hard work, ambition, flair, and luck played a role in the success of Tim Hunt, who won a share of the 2001 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Hunt's career demonstrates the importance of two additional success factors: playfulness and early independence.
The overall demand for new Ph.D.s in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math is stagnant.
There is incredibly intense competition for an academic faculty job even with such a small set of qualified candidates. After 23 years, the U.S. is producing twice as many Master’s degrees per capita than they used to.
Algorithm based on publications finds that first-author articles in leading journals matter most.
A large fraction of academic scientists are obsessed with the issue of 'when will I have done enough to complete my PhD?'
Neues Förderungsprogramm ermöglicht Nachwuchsforschenden in der Medizin, ihre Arbeit in der Klinik zu reduzieren. Zugunsten ihrer Forschung.
Its opening represents a key step in the university’s plans to improve the experience for its 3,500 postdocs, who comprise the largest group of staff at Cambridge.
The role of competitive funds as a source of funding for academic research has increased in many countries. For the individual researcher, the receipt of a grant can influence both scientific production and career paths.
