Whisky-with-a-Y Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I, at least at this time, have no desire to try and complete a post doc. I have no desire to teach. I know that most students who plan on teaching are basically "required" to. I was curious how competative it is to get one. I asked my advisor and he said it was the best time he has had in his career, just pure research without any stress from school. I have seen positions open in the government, I imagine there arent many at a typical university due to funding. Is it a "who do ya know" thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Students who are planning on teaching don't necessarily need a post-doc. Students who are planning to become competitive research faculty, do. People who want to lead R&D groups in industry do as well. The better the research institution, the more post-docs they are likely to have. That said, post-docs in general aren't so highly competitive, but the good ones are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Andrews Lynx Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Most academic postdoc positions aren't advertised: PhD students typically apply in a speculative manner, or talk to the advisors they want to work with at conferences, etc. Newish advisors, those at primarily undergrad institutions, less well-known universities or non-academic research institutes are the ones most likely to advertise. Competitive is kinda a subjective term. If you have your own fellowship money it won't be as challenging to get a postdoc position. If you did your PhD outside the USA/Europe and don't have any connections to the faculty you contact...then it becomes really tough to get a postdoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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