In Europe, short-term contracts are no longer just for the first postdoc. Karen Kreeger looks at the bewildering variety of terms and conditions on offer.
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Karen Kreeger is a science writer based in Media, Pennsylvania.
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Kreeger, K. Short-term limbo. Nature 427, 760–761 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6976-760a
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