Introduction

You can have various postdoc positions in different Universities before applying for a lecturer job or tenure track. Postdoc experience abroad is often appreciated if you want to get a tenure track position. Here you can find more information about what it is like to work as a postdoc in the Netherlands or abroad, how to obtain a postdoc position, courses aimed at obtaining a postdoc position. If you feel things are missing or if you have suggestions for additions, do let us know at office.pe@wur.nl. 

Postdoc-oriented courses

• Wageningen: Career Development for Postdocs: Science and the Alternatives
  Supports in making career choices in science or beyond and making a plan of action how to reach the desired goal
• Wageningen: Career Perspectives
  This course is meant for PhDs in their third or fourth year who want support in defining and taking the next step in their career
• Wageningen: Getting on Track with your VENI application
  This programme aims to provide the skills and competences needed to develop a high quality VENI proposal
• Wageningen: Writing Grant Proposals
  This course teaches you how to write a project proposal for funding
• Leiden: Writing an excellent research grant proposal
  In this workshop you will learn how to write an excellent grant proposal

Useful links

• Academic Transfer.com - The Dutch Academic Career Network
• Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) Research Funding
• The Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW) Funding
• List of all EU funding programmes managed by the European Commission and the EU
• PostdocNL - LinkedIN network for postdocs in the Netherlands
• Why life as a postdoc is like a circling plane at LaGuardia Airport
• Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold