18 June 2019
The survey was held among 100 members of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) in order to gauge the challenges faced by early-career researchers across Europe.
The four main concerns that arose from the survey are lack of time, securing a permanent position, obtaining funding, and excessive administrative work. Many of the respondents reported working longer hours than their contracts require and experiencing a high level of stress.
In October, the YAE will discuss their findings at the annual conference of the Academy of Europe, in hopes of raising awareness and driving European policymakers to take early-career researchers’ needs into account.