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Some general articles on the postdoctoral experience...

- "[Closing Gaps in our Knowledge of Ph.D. Career Pathways](https://postdoc.harvard.edu/files/postdoc/files/ph.d._career_pathways.pdf): How Do Biological and Life Sciences Ph.D. Holders Transition into the Workforce."
- "Ten Simple Rules for a successful remote postdoc. [PLOS Computational Biology](https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007809)." (Remote work might be easier for Computational Biologists!)
- "Academia's postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences." [Statnews.com](https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/06/postdoc-system-teetering-imperiling-life-sciences-diversity/)

###### **Generalities about careers in academia**

- The “[Academic Culture](http://chronicle.com/section/Academic-Culture/392/)” section of the *Chronicle of Higher Education* includes several articles related to life as an academic.
- Read through:*The Academic Job Search Handbook*, by Julia Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong, *Tomorrow’s Professor* by Richard Reis, and more.
- Review our past events, including [Going on the Market](http://www.postdoc.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Going-on-Market-for-postdocs.pdf).