Jackson Laboratory ranks second among nation's "Best Places to Work" for postdocs
| Date: February 24, 2009 |
The Jackson Laboratory ranks among the nation's top institutions for scientists in the postdoctoral phase of their career--also known as "postdocs". The Laboratory was voted #2 in a poll of postdocs conducted by The Scientist, a magazine for people working in the life sciences, up from the #9 spot in 2008.
After completing their Ph.D.s, most young scientists find a postdoctoral research position under the mentorship of a principal investigator, a kind of apprenticeship before setting up their own laboratories. Jackson postdocs participating in the survey cited "training and mentoring" and funding as the institution's greatest workplace strengths. The results of the survey are published in the March edition of The Scientist.
In November, The Jackson Laboratory was also listed among the top 20 in The Scientist's "Best Places to Work in Academia" poll.
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