Feature: Best Places to Work 2007
Top 40 North American institutions
Top 15 North American institutions
Industry postdocs make the grade
Assessing the postdoc experience
After spending two years in the lower half of the top 40, the postdoc program at the University of Iowa jumped 27 places this year to number five. Postdocs attribute the leap to a growing recognition of the importance of postdocs on campus and a tight support network among several solid research cores.
While there is no official postdoc association or campus-wide group yet, several smaller groups have taken it upon themselves to give a voice to postdocs' needs. For example, the Women in Science Engineering (WISE) group recently met with postdocs across campus to gauge their satisfaction with the program; the Campaign ...
