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>I believe you're partially mistaken. In my field (math) and country (USA) there are many postdocs. Maybe you are in a different field or country? (If you re

• einpoklum 7y ago
  I see those positions as "Researcher", "Research Fellow", "Associate"(-member of the academic staff) etc. They add the term "post-doctoral" to indicate that you need to have completed a Doctorate. Or if you wish - to indicate that the conditions will be poor :-(
• anjc 7y ago
  The titles for these roles are not "postdoc" though, that's his point no? The role "postdoc" doesn't exist, at least in any institutions I know. Of course there are postdocs in the world, but the actual payscale that you're on may be one that a person without a PhD can be hired on, e.g. research assistant. They then call this a "postdoc" position to indicate that you need a PhD to be hired, but the contracts and conditions do not specifically cater towards people pursuing careers in academia.