The postdoc paradox: a career without a path

Pansieri J., Figiel S., Menassa D., Ricigliano VAG., Seferoglu M., Borrelli S., Szejko N., Samadzadeh S., Boldrini V., Zarco L., Correa-Díaz EP., Pozzilli V., Marenna S., Carnero Contentti E., Koc ER., Dalla Costa G., Casallas-Vanegas A., Bakirtzis C., Gluscevic S., Tunç A., Gomez Figueroa E.

Pansieri et al. explore the ‘postdoc paradox’, whereby a role designed to launch careers now stalls them. With insufficient recognition and no clear career path, postdocs face high rates of burnout and attrition. Structural reforms are necessary to prevent academia from losing its next generation before their careers fully begin.

DOI

10.1093/brain/awaf314

Type

Journal article

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

148

Pages

4175 - 4179

Total pages

4

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