Table of Contents
How do you tell your PI you are leaving postdoc?
How to Tell Your Advisor…. “I’m Leaving Academia”
- Give them notice.
- Have a research plan in place.
- Have a future plan in place.
- Don’t present your desire to leave the lab as a “bad thing”
- Make sure they know you value your training and time in the lab.
How do I resign from a postdoc job?
Postdocs should provide department administrators with a formal signed and dated resignation letter stating their last date of employment and their next career position (title and employer). OGPS offers postdocs the opportunity to complete an anonymous exit survey created by the Postdoc Advisory Panel.
Is an academic postdoc good or bad for your career?
But the bottom line is, an academic postdoc is bad for your career and no one is talking about why. (If you have already done a postdoc or are already doing a postdoc, you can still use your postdoc experience to become a top job candidate, so don’t stress out.)
What competencies should a postdoc have?
Ideally, a postdoc should sharpen their innovative problem-solving abilities and learn to manage research group resources, such as employees and grant money. The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has established a list of six core competencies that postdoctoral scholars may expect to have developed by the end of their postdoc appointment.
Why are postdocs placed outside of the employment group?
Perhaps, postdocs are placed outside the employment group because most postdocs do not even receive retirement benefits. Worse still, most postdocs get paid less than a high school teacher, a librarian, and many garbage collectors. (Yes, it hurts.)
How do postdocs feel about their mental well-being?
There is only one publicly available survey about the mental well-being of postdocs. Conducted by The University of Texas at Austin, the survey found that many postdocs struggle with high levels of anxiety and only 13\% of postdocs felt that they were flourishing.