Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States.
Future of Research, Abington, United States.
Elife. 2017 Oct 24;6:e32437. doi: 10.7554/eLife.32437.
Numerous concerns have been raised about the sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise in the United States. Improving the postdoctoral training experience is seen as a priority in addressing these concerns, but even identifying who the postdocs are is made difficult by the multitude of different job titles they can carry. Here, we summarize the detrimental effects that current employment structures have on training, compensation and benefits for postdocs, and argue that academic research institutions should standardize the categorization and treatment of postdocs. We also present brief case studies of two institutions that have addressed these challenges and can provide models for other institutions attempting to enhance their postdoctoral workforces and improve the sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise.
人们对美国生物医学研究企业的可持续性提出了诸多担忧。改善博士后培训体验被视为解决这些问题的当务之急，但由于博士后可能拥有多种不同的职位头衔，甚至确定他们是谁也变得很困难。在这里，我们总结了当前就业结构对博士后培训、薪酬和福利的不利影响，并认为学术研究机构应该规范对博士后的分类和待遇。我们还介绍了两个已经应对这些挑战的机构的简要案例研究，这些机构可以为其他试图增强博士后队伍并提高生物医学研究企业可持续性的机构提供借鉴。
