Oooof, if you're postdocing in your 30s, this will hit you right in the feels.
For me, the work is not the problem. The work is great. The lack of hope that is caused by dimishing opportunities for a permanent position is the problem. We can't live in limbo forever.
#ECR #academia #postdoc
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03296-9
For me, the work is not the problem. The work is great. The lack of hope that is caused by dimishing opportunities for a permanent position is the problem. We can't live in limbo forever.
#ECR #academia #postdoc
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03296-9
Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold
Temporary contracts, low salaries and cost-of-living hikes force many researchers to put off parenthood and other big decisions.Nordling, Linda