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Why a postdoc might not advance your career

Chris Woolston

Nature, 2019, vol. 565, issue 7737, 125-126

Abstract: Two studies reiterate that very few postdoctoral researchers land academic posts — and suggest that the skills postdocs learn are not sought by employers outside academia.

Keywords: Careers; Institutions; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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