And what should you look for when finding a postdoc position?
By David Bogle
You are coming towards the end of your PhD – so what next? There are many options open to you; one obvious one is to apply for a postdoc position. You should think carefully about what you want to do and not just pursue this through inertia. I have supervised many engineering PhDs and some postdocs in my 32 years as an academic. As Head of University College London’s Doctoral School, I oversee the environment and policy for 6000 doctoral candidates and 3200 postdocs.
Many can find good reasons to do a postdoc. {credit} Guy H/ Flickr CC-BY-2.0 {credit}