The recently founded Max Planck PostdocNet brings together postdoctoral researchers (or postdocs) from the Max Planck Society (MPS), provides representation for the postdoctoral community across all Max Planck Institutes (MPI) and associated institutes, and advocates for their interests on their behalf. At the 2019 founding meeting, MPS postdocs quickly raised their concerns about their employment situation and their associated social and working conditions. Subsequently, the PostdocNet conducted the first survey targeting exclusively postdoctoral researchers to gather information on their demographics, employment situations and social conditions. This report presents the results of this survey, providing a thorough characterization of the postdoc demographics as well as the working conditions experienced by the postdoctoral community of the MPS. Remarkably, the survey analysis revealed a number of disparities in the access to employment type, wage level and social benefits. These results will guide future and present MPS postdoctoral researchers and their employers at the MPS to thrive for equality and fairness. Moreover, these results should be of help to the MPS to establish, improve and maintain optimal working conditions for MPS postdocs.

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马克斯-普朗克学会博士后的人口统计学和就业情况

最近成立的Max Planck PostdocNet汇集了来自Max Planck Society（MPS）的博士后研究人员（或博士后），为所有Max Planck研究所（MPI）和相关研究所的博士后社区提供代表，并代表他们倡导他们的利益。在2019年的创始会议上，MPS博士后迅速提出了对其就业状况以及相关的社会和工作条件的担忧。随后，PostdocNet进行了首次专门针对博士后研究人员的调查，以收集有关其人口统计学，就业情况和社会状况的信息。本报告介绍了本次调查的结果，全面描述了MPS的博士后人口统计以及博士后所经历的工作条件。值得注意的是，调查分析显示，在获得就业类型，工资水平和社会福利方面存在许多差异。这些结果将指导MPS未来和现在的MPS博士后研究人员及其雇主在平等与公正方面蓬勃发展。此外，这些结果应有助于MPS建立，改善和保持MPS博士后最佳工作条件。