Life at the bottleneck
(2012) In Science Careers- Abstract
- As a scholar of science and technology studies (a social science field that aims to understand the social processes of knowledge production), I focused the 4 years of my Ph.D. on studying how the academic landscape in which today’s postdoctoral life scientists develop their careers influences their working practices. Some of my results paint quite a grim picture of academic careers, baring the profound anxieties that many postdocs have about their professional futures and livelihoods. They highlight the detrimental effects of pervasive insecurity and career competition on social cohesion within research groups, as well as on training and collaboration. ...
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- author
- Mueller, Ruth LU
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
- publication status
- published
- subject
- categories
- Popular Science
- in
- Science Careers
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.caredit.a1200120
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 3d57a246-4631-4517-8297-3732997cb140 (old id 4191916)
- alternative location
- http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_10_26/caredit.a1200120
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- 2016-04-04 13:26:53
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:14:03
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