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