The board of POSTDOCNL has been working for you, a new website has been launched at https://www.postdocnl.com and we have been in contact with PCDI, PNN, VAWO, and Federa to discuss our ideas. We have formed four committees with the task to unite and represent postdocs: Committee LEGAL – will collect and spread information about Read More …

In our quest to reach out for all postdoctoral researchers, we as POSTDOCNL are facing the problem of none existing definition of a postdoc. What makes a scientist a postdoc?   According to the Rathenau Institute, a ‘postdoc’ is a scientific personnel in the salary scale 10–12 with a temporary contract (WPer in salarisschaal 10 tot Read More …

Postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) make up a large part of the scientific workforce in academia. However, they are quite invisible as a group for policy makers. To address this, the POSTDOCNL platform has been initiated, with the goal of uniting and representing postdocs from all backgrounds and knowledge institutions in The Netherlands.   POSTDOCNL will serve as an advocate for Read More …