Postdoctoral Fellows

Bowling Green State University believes that Postdoctoral Research Associates should be compensated at a level appropriate to their advanced education, academic discipline, and training. In some disciplines, external funding agencies provide salary guidance (e.g., the National Institutes of Health publishes guidelines for minimum salary annually, providing a standard base for postdocs (See NRSA Stipend Levels Postdoc Level 0 Salary Cap, Stipends, & Training Funds) 

For Postdoctoral Research/ Research & Teaching Fellow Adjuncts, the terms of the award will dictate stipend amounts and any increases; these are outside the jurisdiction of the university. The PI should confirm the salary level with the appointing unit. If the appointing unit will be providing partial salary an Institutional Commitment Form must be completed. 

Fringe Benefits for Postdoctoral Research Associates should be budgeted according to BGSU’s negotiated fringe rates for Full-Time/Part-Time staff according to their appoitnemtn type.