TY - BOOK TI - Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies SN - 9780309501248 AV - Q183.3.A1 E54 2000 U1 - 507.1173 PY - 2000/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Science-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States KW - Engineering-Study and teaching (Graduate)-United States KW - Graduate students in science-United States KW - Graduate students in engineering-United States KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3375451 ER -