Eurodocs  announcement

Eurodoc collected the data presented in the report in 2018-2019 among our member organisations. The aim was and is to better understand the working conditions of researchers at the postdoctoral stage working in Europe. Since its founding in 2002, Eurodoc has been advocating for the stability of employment and the sustainability of the careers of early career researchers. Often, it is assumed that precarity for postdoc refers solely to the widespread use of (short) time-limited contracts. Yet, precarity is not only a question about the length of a contract, it is equally a question about the general employment and working conditions, social security, and the pressure to be internationally mobile.

Data on and awareness of the conditions of postdocs in Europe remain sorely lacking, so it is sobering to realise that the report as well as the underlying data remain as relevant today as when it was collected over five years ago. Thus, we hope many of you will dwell into this report, which you can find here.