The Scientist Best Places to Work
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Best Place to Work for Postdocs, 2009

International postdocs often take on challenges that go beyond the lab. How do this year's top institutions help foreign fellows adjust to their new lives?
Jennifer Evans

After his doctorate at University College London, Bjarke Abrahamsen packed his bags and returned home to Denmark in 2008 for a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen, which ranked second for international locations in our 7th Annual Best places to Work for Postdocs survey.
Alla Katsnelson

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See all the ranking results from this year's survey. Review the strengths and weaknesses of the Top 40 US institutions in sortable online tables. Breakdown the Top 15 US institutions and Top International institutions by the numbers.

The Whitehead Institute shot to first place this year, up from 14th the year before, after not even making the list in 2007 or 2006.
Tia Ghose

Details about how we arrived at this year's results. The survey for BPTW:Postdocs opens in October and remains open through November.

In a tight funding environment, institutions must find creative ways to improve postdoc benefits and foster a thriving scientific atmosphere. The best institutions vary in their culture, benefits, and funding, but they all give postdocs first-rate professional development.
Jonathan Scheff

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