The Scientist Best Places to Work
**Survey open October through November**

Are postdoc values changing? This year's top institutions are praised for supporting family values, whereas funding topped the list last year.
Katherine Bagley

Survey Rankings

See all the ranking results from this year's survey. Review the strengths and weaknesses of the Top 40 US institutions in sortable online tables. Breakdown the Top 15 US and Top 10 international institutions by the numbers and learn more about this year's respondents. Finally, explore how institutions and countries ranked within each of the 11 categories on which they were scored.

Postdocs at Trudeau have good reason to give their institution high marks. From collaboration between labs, to a family-friendly environment in an idyllic location, this institution has cause to top this year's US ranking.

The Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research's campus in Horsham, United Kingdom took top place in this year's international listing. Here, postdocs are given a budget of their own to spend on field trips and seminar speakers of their choosing.

In an effort to become scientifically competitive with the rest of Europe, Portugal has dedicated significant financial and administrative resources to improving its research infrastructure. Read about their efforts to promote opportunities for postdocs.

Find out which institutions offer the most generous compensation packages for their postdocs.

Details about how we arrived at this year's results. The survey for BPTW:Postdocs opens in September and remains open through November.
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Survey Series
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How does your pay compare?

Find out how your salary stacks up against your colleagues', which fields and regions are paying best for life scientists, and more.

 

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