Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work.

Academia often fails to recognize the important work that supports its functioning, such as mentoring and teaching performed by postdoctoral researchers. This is a particular problem for early-career researchers, but opportunities exist to improve the status quo.

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Main Authors: Gracielle Higino, Ceres Barros, Ellen Bledsoe, Dominique G Roche, Sandra Ann Binning, Timothée Poisot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002349&type=printable
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author Gracielle Higino
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description Academia often fails to recognize the important work that supports its functioning, such as mentoring and teaching performed by postdoctoral researchers. This is a particular problem for early-career researchers, but opportunities exist to improve the status quo.
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Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work.
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title Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work.
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title_full_unstemmed Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work.
title_short Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work.
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