Do you have any bad experience with – (temporary) contracts – integrity issues – being treated unequal – a workload that is too high? Have you felt mistreated as a scientist? VAWO, the workers union for scientists, calls upon us to report our stories at their ‘meldpunt misstanden’: www.vawo.nl/meldpunt-misstanden Reporting can be done Read More …
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Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried
A very interesting read! https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/24/why-women-leave-academia Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
About the The AMC Postdoc Network
What does a local network do? Find out in the infographic about the AMC Postdoc Network. A local network is a strong facilitator to connect postdocs and organize workshops and courses at your own institute. Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
Event for early career researchers: Recalibrating excellence
No scientific career or tenure without a prestigious grant like a VENI and a list of publications in highly cited journals. Or so it seems. Rathenau Institute and CWTS invite early career researchers who care about science, and feel concerned about the emphasis on excellence, to explore the issue of research excellence. On Thursday Read More …
Join PostdocNL at the FEDERA day 2016
PostdocNL is part of the program committee for the FEDERA day 2016 ‘Health(y) Science; increasing value, reducing waste’, and will present on ‘PhD beyond science’. When/where: Friday November 11th 2016, Radboud UMC Nijmegen Program: https://www.federa.org/sites/default/files/images/federadag_2016_health-y-_science-_increasing_value_reducing_waste.pdf Registration: https://www.federa.org/federadag Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
Interesting perspectives on careers published in Science Careers
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/features/2016/08/alternatives-professorships-academia Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
Is it really important to move around for a better scientific career?
Does mobility boost early scientific careers? Join the LinkedIn groupSign up to Mailinglist
Give input on CAO negotiations (Collective Labour Agreement)
The Dutch Universities (VSNU) and the Labour Unions negotiate on the compensations and benefits of the University staff. The current Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) runs until 1 July 2016 and there is still no agreement on a new CAO, there even is a standoff. The main bottlenecks in the negotiations lie with: -Wage increases Read More …
FAQ: I was told that my contract cannot be extended for the duration of my parental leave
The PostdocNL website has a new FAQ section: https://www.postdocnl.com/faq/ To start off with a question that is a concern to postdocs and other temporary scientists is: “I was just told that my contract cannot be extended for the duration of my parental leave; the result of the new WWZ. What can I do about it?”. Read More …