2014 Australian Postdoctoral Reference Survey

The second Australian Postdoctoral Reference Survey is now open and will run to 31 January 2015.

Please take a moment to answer the survey! Your input will help to know better the environment for postdoctoral researchers (PDRs) in Australia and develop useful initiatives and recommendations for Australian EMCRs.

The 2013 pilot survey showed that PDRs are passionate about their work and most want to stay in research for the remainder of their careers. The three most common requests by PDR survey respondents were for help to:

1. develop a career plan
2. increase professional development (through external and internal schemes)
3. enhance outreach and science communication outputs.

See the Best Practices for Postdoctoral Progress document for a collection of policies from across the country that have been shown to support the career pathways of PDRs.