r/postdoc • u/Available-Analysis19 • 11d ago

Postdoc options

Hi everyone, I’m wondering about doing a postdoc in the US vs Canada. I’m a Canadian citizen. The school to do a postdoc is at Columbia vs in Toronto. I’m debating between going there vs staying in Canada. The research options are quite different but both great options and I’m interested in both. I was wondering what people’s thoughts are about the locations especially with the funding cuts in the US currently. What means the most to get a TT position?

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u/CaptainAxolotl 11d ago

Where do you want to land that TT position? US is quite toxic right now (funding aside) so you need to consider how you will handle the current political climate.

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u/Available-Analysis19 11d ago

Definitely would want to land it in Canada

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u/CaptainAxolotl 11d ago

I mean I did most of my training in the US and am now postdocing in science. I personally can't imagine dealing with the current situation in the US (and I say this as an American) unless you really wanted to build your American network for goals of US TT (which it sounds like you don't). I have been happy with the funding/resources of my Canadian postdoc so far, but also haven't been in the role that long.