Postdoc

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Postdoc (rarely also: post-doctoral or Germans postdoctoral ) is a scientist who after finishing a doctorate the doctoral degree has achieved and now a University is limited active or research institute. During this time he works on research projects, with the postdoctoral position mostly being financed by third-party funds. In English, postdoc is the abbreviation for postdoctoral scholar or postdoctoral researcher , which is also the origin of this term in the context of the Anglicating of the sciences.

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The employment usually lasts from six months to five years (two years are typical). Most countries have specific scholarships for postdocs abroad. In the natural sciences in particular - especially in basic research - it may be necessary to accept one or more postdoc positions instead of a permanent position.

Doctoral candidate is the name of people who are aiming for a doctorate (e.g. as part of a doctoral program ). Post-doctoral students (literally after the doctoral student) would also conceptually include people who finish or drop out without acquiring a doctoral degree. In contrast, a successful doctorate is required for postdocs. In this respect, the Germanization of “postdoc” for postdocs is not exactly exact.

motivation

The following aspects can be in the foreground:

  1. that a permanent position is usually not available at all,
  2. the deepening of scientific knowledge and skills of the postdoc and the expansion of his / her list of publications and / or
  3. Gaining experience, preferably with well-known and renowned personalities or working groups in the relevant subject area, if possible at a different university than that of the previous course and often abroad.

In the natural sciences in particular , a post-doctoral position abroad is often a necessary step towards a habilitation and an academic career as a private lecturer or professor. The postdoctoral degree is occasionally compared with the years of traveling of a journeyman craftsman , who should also gain experience outside of his traditional environment during this time.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. What is a Postdoc on nationalpostdoc.org
  2. Postdoc on duden.de