The sorcerer's postdoc apprentice: Uncertain funding and contingent highly skilled labour

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 289-305

  Miller, Jennifer M ^a   Feldman, Maryann P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

contingent labour; early career researchers; faculty; postdoctoral scholars; scientific workforce

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CROSS SECTION; ECONOMETRICS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LABOR RELATIONS; LIFE SCIENCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; SKILLED LABOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902509498     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsu003     Document Type: Article

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