Yale University Office for Postdoctoral Affairs

10/04/2019

See the recent PNAS paper on how postdocs enhance the training experience and outcomes of PhD students.

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/24/1912488116

10/03/2018

Read this article in Nature for great advice on what to look for - and what to do - in a postdoc position.

How to step out from the shadow of your principal investigator.

09/05/2018

If you have a mentor who is abusive, apparently you're not alone. See the following story published last week in Nature:

Working conditions in academic labs encourage abusive supervision. It is time to improve monitoring of and penalties for abuse, says Sherry Moss.

07/12/2018

Thanks to the Yale Postdoctoral Association for pointing out this excellent article in Nature about research independence for postdocs:

Lab heads should let junior researchers take their projects with them when they start their own labs — it drives innovation and discovery, argues Ben A.

06/20/2018

Commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the future of bioscience research training:

This Viewpoint summarizes a 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that details challenges to support of biomedical scientists in the United States and proposes solutions, including public-private partnerships and a dedicated line of Congressional funding to...

05/23/2018

The National Academies of Science recently released a report recommending significant changes to postdoctoral training. The report is available as a free download from the link below:

05/23/2018

Improving grant support for young scientists.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6390/716.full

Over the past several years, we and others in the biomedical research community have become increasingly concerned that younger scientists are not being adequately supported as independent academic investigators and that, of equal importance, these newly launched investigators are being strongly dis...

02/28/2018

The perfect postdoc

Help Science describe the perfect postdoc position. Go to http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6378/878.2 for more info.

09/13/2017

A new career guide for scientists

https://www.elsevier.com/books/research/evans/978-0-12-804297-7

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2017/09/research-your-career-options-well-graduation?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2017-09-08&et_rid=35352677&et_cid=1535895

Purchase ReSearch - 1st Edition. Print Book & E-Book. ISBN 9780128042977, 9780128043684

09/13/2017

Can postdocs take their projects with them?

See a Nature commentary on this controversial topic:

Lab heads should let junior researchers take their projects with them when they start their own labs — it drives innovation and discovery, argues Ben A.

07/28/2017

PhDs awarded in US reaches new high

https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7664-483b

US PhD awards hit record high.

07/06/2017

Consider Yale for a postdoc position

If you're interested in finding a postdoc position at Yale, your best bet is to email faculty directly to express interest in their work. Some faculty do list their positions on our website at http://postdocs.yale.edu/apply .

Thank you for visiting our website to investigate training opportunities at Yale. Please visit the links to the left to learn more about postdoctoral and postgraduate positions currently available. Postdoctoral positions require a Ph.D., M.D., J.D., D.V.M., or equivalent doctoral degree. Postgraduat...