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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778630903321

Autore

Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy Staff

Titolo

Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2000

ISBN

0-309-17199-7

0-309-50124-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StaffNational Academy of Sciences

StaffNational Academy of Engineering

Disciplina

507.155

Soggetti

Graduate students in engineering - United States

Sciences - General

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""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""