The SUPD protests the exclusion of postdocs from the Stanford General Use housing plans. The concerns raised by postdocs at the recent Town Hall Meeting are listed and responses from the administration are given. Low salaries, poor benefits, unclearly defined employment status, and the lack of effective conflict resolution procedures are major sources of discontent among postdoctoral researchers at Stanford University. Visit Science's Next Wave Post Doc Network page regularly to read about current PD news, PD interviews, national PD issues, and informative career articles. Complete article Articles in Nature and Science until September 15, 2000.
Report urges better treatment, status.
A step up for a few postdocs. Academy plans guide to improve status. US grant agencies should be kinder to postdocs or reckon that the supply of young researchers will shrink. Power to the Postdocs. Postdocs are organizing across the country for increased benefits and improved training.