Cultivating a culture of inclusivity in heliophysics

AJ Halford, AG Burrell, MW Liemohn, MA Jones Jr… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A large number of heliophysicists from across career levels, institution types, and job titles
came together to support a poster at Heliophysics 2050 and the position papers for the 2024 …

Precarious careers: postdoctoral researchers and wellbeing at work

I van der Weijden, C Teelken - Studies in Higher Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of our research is to understand how postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) at
Dutch research universities experience their working conditions, their further career …

Research culture: Surveying the experience of postdocs in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Morin, BA Helling, S Krishnan, LE Risner, ND Walker… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
In the interest of advocating for the postdoctoral community in the United States (US), we
compared the results of surveys of postdocs carried out in 2019 and in late 2020. We found …

The invisible university is COVID-19 positive

DS Park - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - Elsevier
Within the ivory tower of academia, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
stands to disproportionately impact the invisible workforce of postdoctoral researchers …

Precarity of post doctorate career breaks: does gender matter?

K Jones - Studies in Higher Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Against a background of Bologna process goals to improve employment prospects for PhD
graduates, and the crisis of precarious employment conditions and prospects afflicting …

Aesthetic experiences and flourishing in science: A four-country study

CJ Jacobi, PJ Varga, B Vaidyanathan - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In response to the mental health crisis in science, and amid concerns about the detrimental
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists, this study seeks to identify the role of a …

Beyond neoliberal policies: Blind spots in the staffing South Africa's universities framework

MN Hlatshwayo - The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Attracting the next generation of academics is important for ensuring that the higher
education system is sustainable and continues to produce the much-needed graduates who …

Striving transition for university academics: the academic role identity of young postdocs at universities in China

J Song, Z Yang - Sage Open, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Since implementing the postdoctoral system in China, the number and quality of postdocs
have improved greatly. Under the policy of creating world-class universities, most …

Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success

Y Duan, SA Memon, B AlShebli, Q Guan… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden
time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams slip away due to …

Holistic academic development and academic identity in the liminal postdoctoral zone

PRS Eiras, H Huijser - International Journal for Academic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Postdoctoral experiences within the academic development literature have been under-
explored, particularly within the themes of being and becoming. This reflection delves into …