The Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Mass., the David J. Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia are the top three US institutions for postdocs, respectively, according to The Scientist's 2012 rankings.
Internationally, the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, earned first place, followed by the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, and the Center for Molecular Medicine, also in Vienna, in that order.
"Our survey shows that postdocs are more content than ever," The Scientist says, adding that "today, postdocs have a markedly stronger support system, which is reflected in the noticeable rise in postdoc job satisfaction seen in our survey."