To attract the best candidates, it will be in the interest of the university to formulate guidelines and policies that reflect the value of the postdocs to the university's mission.
Your union can help if you want better pay or if anything bad happens to you, but like any insurance it can only help if you have been a member for some time prior to a crisis.
Research was still very exciting and challenging, but I wanted to find a new way to pursue my interest in pharmacology without conducting laboratory-based research.
In order to guarantee high-profile training for students, the University of Göttingen has established collaborations with renowned research institutions nearby.