A FACULTY POSITION OR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP?

rime ro start thi One big questic a postdoctoral f into a faculty pi aid you in tack Twenty o' psychology and directly followii to this generali fellowships are I of graduates. There are increasingly cot esteem. Pmdcx discipline diffei A M i ̂ gin to consider options for your dissertation, it is probably nking seriously about the next step in your academic career. in with regard to this next step is whether you will pursue ellowship (sometimes referred to as a postdoc) or go straight mition. This chapter considers some of the factors that may ling this decision. r so years ago, postdoctoral fellowships were fairly rare in often taken bv those who could not secure tenure-track iobs ig graduate school (although there were certainly exceptions ration). The situation has now changed, and postdoctoral low being increasingly pursued by even the most marketable several reasons why postdoctoral fellowships are becoming nmon in psychology. First, interdisciplinary work is gaining:toral fellowships offer [he chance to obtain expertise in a-ent from (but complementary to) che one in which the graduate work wasdone. The ideal postdoctoral fellowship will not constitute The auchonare grateful IO the following people for providing helpful cornmenn on earlier venior