YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED: State of Postdoctoral Research Training

National Institute on Drug Abuse sent this bulletin at 03/01/2023 11:39 AM EST

Feedback on the State of Postdoctoral Research and Training

Dear Colleagues,

NIH needs your help to improve competitiveness and innovation in biomedical and behavioral research. There are two opportunities for you to give feedback on the state of postdoctoral research and training.

NIH is requesting responses to a Request for Information (RFI) on the state of postdoctoral research training. We want input from trainees (e.g., graduate students, postdocs), as well as early-stage investigators, biomedical faculty, training directors, postdoctoral and graduate student office leaders, biotech/biopharma industry scientists, and research education program advocates. Please respond by April 14, 2023, with feedback on training and career progression infrastructure.

View the RFI & Respond by April 14

NIH is hosting a series of listening sessions to hear from the community about their experiences with and perspectives on current infrastructure. We need you to share input on potential promising solutions to the fundamental challenges faced by the postdoctoral trainee community. Register to participate in one of the theme-focused sessions:

Wednesday, March 8, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET: Role, duration, structure, and value of the academic postdoc, including the effects on underrepresented populations.
Friday, March 10, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET: International trainee concerns.
Friday, March 17, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET: Compensation and benefits, including childcare and dependent care.
Monday, March 20, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET: Job security, career prospects, and quality of life.

Register & Attend a Listening Session

Insights from the listening sessions and RFI will inform the recommendations to the NIH Director. Postdocs from all backgrounds and institutions are invited to respond to the Request for Information and participate in the Listening Sessions. The feedback from these sessions will help develop initiatives to improve the state of postdoctoral research throughout the country.

Thanks and please share this information widely.

Aria Davis Crump, ScD
Deputy Director, Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities
Director, Office of Diversity and Health Disparities
National Institute on Drug Abuse

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