The Postdoc Queue: A Labour Force in Waiting
Postdoctoral fellows (postdocs) comprise a large sector of the US scientific workforce. A substantial majority of postdocs are in a holding pattern, seeking tenure-track assistant professorships. We model the postdoc population as a labour force in waiting—in queue. Postdocs enter the queue as they...
Main Authors: | Andalib, Maryam A., Ghaffarzadegan, Navid, Larson, Richard Charles |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2019
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122786 |
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