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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810845903321

Titolo

Enhancing the postdoctoral experience for scientists and engineers : a guide for postdoctoral scholars, advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies / / Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17199-7

0-309-50124-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

507.1173

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

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""