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Where postdoctoral journeys lead

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.03938v1
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:16:14 GMT
Title: Where postdoctoral journeys lead
Authors: Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, Talal Rahwan,
Abstract summary: Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden time. We use a unique data set of academic publishing and careers to chart the more or less successful postdoctoral paths. One key finding is that the postdoc period seems more important than the doctoral training to achieve this form of success.
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Abstract: Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams slip away due to circumstances beyond their control. We use a unique data set of academic publishing and careers to chart the more or less successful postdoctoral paths. We build a measure of academic success on the citation patterns two to five years into a faculty career. Then, we monitor how students' postdoc positions -- in terms of relocation, change of topic, and early well-cited papers -- relate to their early-career success. One key finding is that the postdoc period seems more important than the doctoral training to achieve this form of success. This is especially interesting in light of the many studies of academic faculty hiring that link Ph.D. granting institutions and hires, omitting the postdoc stage. Another group of findings can be summarized as a Goldilocks principle: it seems beneficial to change one's direction, but not too much.

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