The Scientist: Postdocs Rank The Jackson Laboratory Among Top Ten Best Places to Work
JAX® NOTES Issue 510, Summer 2008
The life sciences magazine The Scientist recently released the results of a yearly international survey it conducts to determine which research institutions and universities provide the best experience for postdocs. In 2008, postdocs ranked The Jackson Laboratory as ninth among U.S. research institutions.
More than 2,400 U.S. postdocs participated in the survey, which measured a wide range of factors, from quality of training, facilities and infrastructure to funding for family and personal life. The postdocs gave particularly high marks to the Laboratory's training and travel opportunities, available research grants, and helpfulness of the staff managing the postdoc program.
In the article accompanying the survey results, Jackson Laboratory President and CEO Rick Woychik, Ph.D., noted that a lack of "departmental silos" at the Laboratory facilitates interaction among postdocs. The postdocs also have access to first-class scientific services, "enabling them to focus on their research projects instead of spending all their time setting up and operating scientific instruments."
You can find more information about the survey at this website.
