Chapter 9 Global Perspectives on the Postdoctoral Scholar Experience
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2018-01-01
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Holley, Karri
Kuzhabekova, Aliya
Osbaldiston, Nick
Cannizzo, Fabian
Mauri, Christian
Simmonds, Shan
Teelken, Christine
van der Weijden, Inge
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The Postdoc Landscape
Abstract
Abstract While widespread concerns exist over the experiences and career trajectories of postdoctoral fellows in higher education, these concerns are not always examined through the lens of a social and cultural context unique to a national system. Postdoctoral fellows do exist in various forms at academic institutions around the world. Understanding their experiences offer insight not only into the nuanced nature of doctoral and postdoctoral work but also the larger question about how various higher education systems engage in a globalized knowledge economy. This chapter examines the postdoctoral fellow's experience in various national contexts. Researchers from Australia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and South Africa reflect on their higher education systems; the role of the postdoctoral fellow within the system; and how internal and external influences shape the postdoctoral experience.
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Australia, Career trajectories, Kazakhstan, Postdoctoral fellows, Postdocs, South Africa, The Netherlands
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Karri Holley, Aliya Kuzhabekova, Nick Osbaldiston, Fabian Cannizzo, Christian Mauri, Shan Simmonds, Christine Teelken and Inge van der Weijden, Chapter 9 - Global Perspectives on the Postdoctoral Scholar Experience, In The Postdoc Landscape, edited by Audrey Jaeger and Alessandra J. Dinin, Academic Press, 2018, Pages 203-226