Post-doctoral Positions: A Path from Graduate School to Career

摘要

Making the transition between graduate school and a new career can be daunting. Academia guides people each step of the way, checking a person's work and telling them what to do and how to think about a particular topic, but life outside of the classroom is different. One way to ease this transition is to take a postdoctoral position. These positions last for one to three years and allow a person entering the work force an opportunity to think and act independendy. The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) offers a post-doctoral program that is one of the largest, and most successful in statistics. It has provided strong impetus to more than 80 early career researchers, who have all gone on to successful careers.