Normal people expect something new all the time and to live up to their expectation is not a walk in the park. The demand and supply equation has to be stabilized all the time and for that the demand of the people needs to be met on a regular basis.
It is not only the demand and supply that drives these men but also the problems that mankind is facing today as a group. Global warming, the energy crisis, and the economic meltdown are just a few to name that are meant to be solved as soon as possible.
This is where a postdoctoral research fellow comes in and works in tandem with the researchers and plays the role of a catalyst in accomplishing the common mission of the firm.
Postdoctoral work is meant to be a part of scholarly research or a study that is conducted by an organization or an individual person. You will be contributing in the area of specialization of that organization by conducting experiments, studies, writing project reports, academic papers. You may also be asked to contribute to the common research work that is conducted with the main research. At times you may be asked to contribute to administrative works too. The job profile will vary for various jobs because as mentioned earlier, research can be done in any field. Also, to assist research in the electronics trade you will have a completely different job profile than you would to assist with research in an economic trade.
For a postdoctoral fellow job it is necessary to have a doctorate degree in the relevant field for which you are interested in working. It is required to have some amount of experience in the field after completing your doctoral studies.
Good knowledge in the specialized area is a must, as postdoctoral fellow jobs require high accuracy and subtlety. Further knowledge in related fields and publishing of papers in topics related to the behavior of the work will help you in your pursuit. Also having good communication skills is required most of the time. You should have the ability to work in a team and organize and accomplish targeted tasks within the required time constraints. At times you will have to work without supervision and will need to take initiatives in accordance with the requirements.
Training will be an on the job process where you will get acquainted with the required task that is expected from you. Working as a postdoctoral fellow in itself is a training process where you are meant to deepen your experience in the field and so the postdoctoral fellow jobs act as a stepping stone that open up the doors for the wide range of postdoctoral jobs that are available.
For a postdoctoral fellow job, it is not necessary to have to any sort of prior experience as you will be required to assist people. But any sort of previous experience in the field of specialization will be considered an extra qualification and will give you an edge over other people who have no prior experience.
Being a postdoctoral fellow opens up a wide domain of prospects as you can progress with your current project and after sometime you will achieve a status of a senior researcher or a scientist in the firm or organization you are working for. You will have enough experience after a brief period of time which will make you capable of opening up your own firm for research work.
A postdoctoral fellow job entails salary figures that vary for different trades. In research work you may be funded by a salary, stipend, or scholarship awards. At times postdoctoral fellow jobs are just meant to deepen your experience and in case you will be paid through a stipend.
There are nations who fund their universities and colleges to carry out research work just for the benefit of humanitarian purposes without any intentions of financial raise. A postdoctoral fellow will be in high demand in countries like the U.S., U.K., and Australia where their government spends a major share of their national income in conducting such research works. There are not many people who end up taking doctorate studies, and so looking at the amount of opportunities that are available, getting a postdoctoral fellow job should not be a huge task if you are good at your subject of specialization.
