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Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students; this article discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone, and suggests possible solutions

11.02.23 | PLOS

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Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students; this article discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone, and suggests possible solutions
The mentoring work that postdocs do in research groups is very often not recognized, and this can hinder their career progress. As they have recently experienced grad school and are leading experts in emerging methodologies and approaches, they are more than qualified to mentor, advise and act in broader spheres of the academic universe, as long as they get formal recognition for their work Credit: Reinecken, 2022 (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students; this article discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone, and suggests possible solutions

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Article Title: Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work

Author Countries : Canada, United States

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Biology

10.1371/journal.pbio.3002349

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Career Advice Graduate Students Science Careers Scientific Community

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Biology
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3002349
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
biologypress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2023, November 2). Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students; this article discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone, and suggests possible solutions. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1WRQ3VWL/post-doctoral-scientists-are-effective-mentors-for-graduate-students-this-article-discusses-how-failures-to-properly-credit-them-for-this-role-has-negative-consequence-for-everyone-and-suggests-possib.html
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"Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students; this article discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone, and suggests possible solutions." Brightsurf News, Nov. 2 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1WRQ3VWL/post-doctoral-scientists-are-effective-mentors-for-graduate-students-this-article-discusses-how-failures-to-properly-credit-them-for-this-role-has-negative-consequence-for-everyone-and-suggests-possib.html.