Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences
New life science Ph.D. graduates who have kids or big loans, or are Black or female, plan to pursue postdoc jobs at lower rates than their peers.
For young life scientists hoping to land a prestigious faculty job in academia, postdoctoral research is practically a requirement. But it’s not a path equally open to everyone.
Freshly minted life science Ph.D. graduates who have started families or have big loans, or are Black or female, say they plan to pursue postdoc positions at lower rates than their peers, according to a STAT analysis that includes previously unreported data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
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