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It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week! #NPAW2021 #LovePostdocs

Who are postdocs?
Researchers with PhDs who work for universities but don't have permanent job contracts.

Here are concrete actions for funders & institutions to appreciate their postdocs:
Do a census and make it public!

Funders: how much of your money is spent funding short-term research contracts?
Who are you funding in these posts?

Age, gender, nationality are key to know, since there are strong biases in who can accept a job with a temporary contract
Follow postdocs over time!

Postdocs are billed as training posts - are they?

Funders: Where do your postdocs go after you fund them? Include all postdocs (beyond fellowships)

Universities: how many of your staff have been employed for >4 years on temporary research contracts?
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