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Are raises for postdoctoral fellows on the way? Department of Labor changes overtime rules. ?>

Are raises for postdoctoral fellows on the way? Department of Labor changes overtime rules.

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Last night, the Department of Labor issued a new rule on overtime pay.  Effective December 1, 2016, the criteria under which employees will be eligible for overtime pay will be: The salary threshold for eligibility for overtime pay will rise from $455 per week to $913 per week ($47,476 per year). The threshold will automatically update every three years, based on wage growth over time. Overtime protections for salaried workers entitled to overtime will be strengthened. And finally, the one…

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The ASBMB Sustainability Summit ?>

The ASBMB Sustainability Summit

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Training periods and trainee populations have increased over the past decade despite stagnant federal funding, resulting in a research workforce that is expanding beyond the capacity of the available funding to support it. A variety of groups have written reports describing these problems in great detail and made a series of recommendations to fix them. The Public Affairs Advisory Committee of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has also been working on issues concerning the sustainability of the…

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The decline of the postdoc population and research enterprise sustainability ?>

The decline of the postdoc population and research enterprise sustainability

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A recent paper published in the FASEB Journal presents data demonstrating the population of postdoctoral scholars at degree-granting institutions peaked in 2010 and has been declining through 2013. These data are derived from the National Science Foundation’s annual Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates. The data show that the decline in the number of postdocs at U.S. degree-granting institutions has occurred for international and domestic postdocs as well as men and women, although, the decline is steepest among U.S. men….

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The ASBMB/FOR Hack Day is only 10 days away ?>

The ASBMB/FOR Hack Day is only 10 days away

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Are you concerned about the job prospects for biomedical postdocs? Have you been frustrated by an apparent lack of data and information on career paths? Now is your chance to make your voice heard by taking part in the joint American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / Future of Research Hack Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24. This national event will challenge groups of graduate students and postdocs to find innovative ways to capture and present data…

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ASBMB partners with student science policy group ?>

ASBMB partners with student science policy group

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Today, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has announced it is partnering with the National Science Policy Group, a national network of student-run science policy groups. The ASBMB and the NSPG will work together to help students understand science policy and how the federal government affects their careers.