# What postdoc ads ask for and what they leave unsaid

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Nature, Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 PM · Read it: <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02903-9>

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9Looking for a postdoc while raising four children made one thing clear to Wenhuan Xu: many adverts describe the ideal applicant much more clearly than they describe the job itself.

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 PM: [What postdoc ads ask for and what they leave unsaid](<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02903-9>) — Nature (Scientific journal, United Kingdom)
  Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02903-9Looking for a postdoc while raising four children made one thing clear to Wenhuan Xu: many adverts describe the ideal applicant much more clearly than they describe the job itself.
