The changing career paths of PhDs and postdocs trained at EMBL

Individuals with PhDs and postdoctoral experience in the life sciences can pursue a variety of career paths. Many PhD students and postdocs aspire to a permanent research position at a university or research institute, but competition for such positions has increased. Here, we report a time-resolved...

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Main Authors: Lu, Junyan (Author) , Velten, Britta (Author) , Klaus, Bernd (Author) , Ramm, Mauricio (Author) , Huber, Wolfgang (Author) , Coulthard-Graf, Rachel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: Nov 23, 2023
In: eLife
Year: 2023, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/eLife.78706
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.78706
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Author Notes:Junyan Lu, Britta Velten, Bernd Klaus, Mauricio Ramm, Wolfgang Huber, Rachel Coulthard-Graf

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