Rozumnější je zachovat původní postdoktorské granty a zavést

nové juniorské. Nikoliv nahradit staré novými. US: In the US, life sciences have a greater share than other fields due to higher federal funding of life and medical science areas since mid 1990. One survey shows that 54% of postdocs major in life sciences, whereas those who majored in physical science, mathematics, and engineering account for 28%.[8]Postdocs play an important role in spearheading research activity in the US. The median salary of postdocs is $42,000 a year for up to 5 years after receiving their doctoral degrees — 44% less than that of tenured positions.[9]In 2010, postdoctoral researchers in California formed a union, UAW Local 5810 in order to secure better working conditions such as the right to file a complaint for alleged discrimination or sexual harassment through a formal grievance procedure.[10] In California, new postdoctoral appointments receive at least the NIH postdoctoral minimum salary ($39,264 in 2011) and many receive annual pay raises of 5-7% or more in accordance with the NIH’s Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA).[11]Postdoctoral research may be required for obtaining a tenure-track faculty position, especially at research-oriented institutions. Post-doctoral appointments that were traditionally optional have become mandatory in some fields as the degree of competition for tenure-track positions in academia has significantly increased over previous decades. In fact, the small supply of the professional positions in academia compared to the growing number of postdocs makes it difficult to find tenure-track positions. In 2008, the proportion of postdocs who got a tenure or tenure-track within 5 years after they received a doctoral degree was about 39%;[9] nearly 10% of postdocs were still waiting for tenure-track positions over 40 in 2003.[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postdoctoral_research