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‘Keep your options open’: postdocs offer advice on academic-research careers

Nearly 1,000 respondents to a US survey urge careful thought about future professional pathways.
  1. Chris Woolston

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Junior scientists who are considering a career in academic research should keep an open mind about their options, urge respondents to a survey of postdoctoral researchers in the United States. A significant number of respondents went a step further by flatly advising against an academic career.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01437-6

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  1. Afonja, S., Salmon, D. G., Quailey, S. I. & Lamber, W. M. PLoS ONE 16, e0250662 (2021).

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