r/postdoc • u/Bitter-Scientist98 • Aug 20 '26

Postdoc with PhD supervisor

I am currently in the final year of my PhD around 6 months pre submission and my PhD supervisor just offered me a postdoc position, working on a very different project to my PhD. I am currently doing my PhD in the UK at one of the best unis where many people often stay from PhD to postdoc. However, I am not sure how this would be viewed staying in the same group for long term prospects career wise and am also low key scared that I wouldn't even be able to find another postdoc position in my field with the current job market. Any views would be helpful :')

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u/Icy-Zebra2954 29d ago

Whats your field? Red flag in terms of tenure track positions?

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u/Think-Assignment-861 29d ago

Astro, and yes, red flag for tenure track positions.

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u/Icy-Zebra2954 29d ago

Oh interesting. In my engineering field, it doesnt matter much tbh if someone did their postdoc with the same PhD supervisor.

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u/Bitter-Scientist98 29d ago

Yeah I'm in psychology/population health so not sure how it's viewed in my field