(Philadelphia, PA) - Multidisciplinary research, economic stability, and an affable working environment were cited as the major factors for job satisfaction among postdocs in The Scientist's Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey. Detailed results of the survey can be found in the cover story of The Scientist, Februrary 16, 2004.
From more than 48,000 survey invitations sent to registrants on The Scientist website who identified themselves as a non-tenured life scientist working at a non-commercial research institution in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, or Israel, we received 3,529 useable responses that identified 929 unique institutions.
Federally funded institutions faired particularly well in the US, placing five in the top 15. "Here, there's a more cooperative, than competitive feeling," says Deborah Swope of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, ranked 3rd by US survey participants.
The top overall results for US institutions are: 1. Fox Chase Cancer Center, ...
