Why you need a postdoctoral fellowship?

Introduction

 

This article introduces why a postdoctoral fellowship is needed.

 

What is a postdoctoral fellowship?

 

The postdoctoral fellowship is a system that provides financial support

for conducting research as a postdoctoral researcher.

It is operated to financially support researchers and research topics

that fit the purpose according to the purpose of the application.

Fellowships are paid to individuals, not to their laboratories, 

and there is a difference in labor costs for research projects.

There are examples of postdoctoral fellowships as follows.

 

* Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships
* Fulbright post-doc fellowship: http://www.fulbright.or.kr/grant/postdoc/
* Postdoctoral training at the Korea National Research Foundation: https://nrf.re.kr/biz/info/notice/list?biz_no=352 
* President postdoctoral fellowship: https://www.nrf.re.kr/biz/info/info/view?menu_no=378&biz_no=353 
* NASA postdoctoral program: https://npp.usra.edu/

 

There are differences in the amount, duration, and qualification of the postdoctoral fellowship by type.

In general, the amount of money that can replace the salary of postdoctoral researchers 

for one to three years is provided, and separate support 

such as participation in academic societies is provided.

 

The reason why you need

 

The postdoctoral fellowship is a system to support the growth of researchers, so receiving it is a great help to growth.

Also, whether to award a fellowship is a means of determining the success of postdoctoral researchers, demonstrating their ability, and providing networking opportunities.

 

1. In some cases, fellowship benefits can be determined whether to get a job or not.

 

In order to hire postdoctoral researchers in an institution or laboratory, resources are needed.

If an applicant has arranged his or her salary as a fellowship, the institution or laboratory

will be able to hire postdoctoral researchers without any additional resources.

If there is a competitor, there will be a higher chance that the fellowship recipient will be hired.

When you apply for a postdoctoral researcher overseas, some labs or institutions

often check whether a fellowship is awarded.

In some cases, it may be said that you can be hired if you are awarded a fellowship.

For example, Dr. George Church lab, a master of synthetic biology,

identifies plans to award post-doc applicants with a fellowship,

and preferentially employs fellowship recipients.

Refer to postdoctoral researcher application of Dr. George Church lab, https://arep.med.harvard.edu/newpos.html

 

 

2. A fellowship is a means of demonstrating the competitiveness of researchers.

 

The postdoctoral fellowship is a means to

demonstrate the researcher's ability to research, research topics, and raise research funds.

When preparing for employment of independent researchers

after completing the postdoctoral research course,

whether or not a fellowship is awarded is a significant advantage.

 

3. The fellowship is an opportunity for networking.

 

In some cases, fellowship organizations support the formation of networks among awardees.

It is a valuable opportunity to network with fellow researchers

who have passed a certain level of screening and demonstrated excellence, as well as seniors and juniors.

 

Outro

 

The postdoctoral fellowship is even better if you prepare it before graduation.

This is because, as mentioned earlier,

if there is a fellowship in the postdoctoral research application process,

it can be advantageous in competition or decide whether to hire or not.

Since the fellowship is not an integrated notice, but an individual notice,

it is necessary to periodically check key fellowship information or update it

through community sites such as BRIC and colleagues.

Woojoodream will introduce the representative fellowship in the following contents.

 

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