Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers : A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies.
Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers : A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Using This Guide -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 Postdoctoral Scholars in US Institutions -- 2 Features of the Postdoctoral Population -- 3 Rights, Opportunities, and Responsibilities of the Postdoc -- 4 The Postdoc and the Adviser -- 5 The Postdoc and the Institution -- 6 The Postdoc and the Funding Organization -- 7 The Postdoc and the Disciplinary Societies -- 8 Principles, Action Points, and Recommendations for Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy: Member and Staff Biographical Information -- Appendix B Analysis of Quantitative Data on Postdocs -- Appendix C Results of Survey of Organizations with Postdoctoral Scholars -- Appendix D Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience -- Appendix E Summary of Results from Institutional Focus Groups.
9780309501248
Science-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States.
Engineering-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States.
Graduate students in science-United States.
Graduate students in engineering-United States.
Electronic books.
Q183.3.A1 E54 2000
507.1173
Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Using This Guide -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 Postdoctoral Scholars in US Institutions -- 2 Features of the Postdoctoral Population -- 3 Rights, Opportunities, and Responsibilities of the Postdoc -- 4 The Postdoc and the Adviser -- 5 The Postdoc and the Institution -- 6 The Postdoc and the Funding Organization -- 7 The Postdoc and the Disciplinary Societies -- 8 Principles, Action Points, and Recommendations for Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy: Member and Staff Biographical Information -- Appendix B Analysis of Quantitative Data on Postdocs -- Appendix C Results of Survey of Organizations with Postdoctoral Scholars -- Appendix D Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience -- Appendix E Summary of Results from Institutional Focus Groups.
9780309501248
Science-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States.
Engineering-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States.
Graduate students in science-United States.
Graduate students in engineering-United States.
Electronic books.
Q183.3.A1 E54 2000
507.1173