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Major competitions for postdoctoral fellowships have detailed rules which answer this question, but in different ways. Some use the date the degree was awarded. Others use the date of the defense or …

Typically, in the US, a postdoc's employment contract specifies that the postdoc must get permission to have additional employment.

I do not think that any of these are realistic strategies. Sorry. If you are in a field where there are many jobs, you may be able so separately obtain positions which are in the same city. Spousal …

It's a myth that "science jobs are temporary." The reality is that all jobs are temporary. Employers go bankrupt and employees die, but more frequently employees find a better job and switch. In th …

If you seek a tenured position, you will be judged on your publications, reputation, and reputation of your employers. Number and duration of postdoctoral positions has low importance. In many field …

Should I let the professor know that I am going to email their previous lab members? There is no reason to do that. I suggest it may be more useful to contact people who have left the lab, as they a …

You are unlikely to offend a reasonable person by revealing you got a job. So I would say there is not an etiquette beyond avoiding excessive boasting. Don't talk about how you are better than the p …

I'm not hiring a postdoc, but: Bench skills/experience matter a lot. PIs want to hire someone who can use the existing lab to produce data without training. That said, it is difficult to anticipate …

It is not fair. It is not normal, but it is also unsurprising. Bureaucratic errors happen in large organizations. For example, once I received a contract after the deadline to sign and return it. …

If you have previously peer-reviewed their work, you are obligated keep that information confidential unless the journal policy says otherwise. If your potential employer somehow finds out you review …

I would recommend doing your postdoc in a different research group from your PhD. For PhD students who are pursuing an academic career, in the United States the usual route is to stay a PhD student …

There is no clearinghouse or standard way of advertising postdoc jobs in Physics. Opportunities may be advertised on the Physics Today Jobs or Nature Jobs websites. But more often they are listed on …

No, you should not be worried. It is perfectly normal for official offer letters to be delayed. Ask your supervisor if they submitted the necessary paperwork. Ask HR what needs to be done.

I'm not a lawyer and do not give legal advice, but in academic culture, nobody reasonable will be upset with you if you decide you no longer want a job because you need to take care of someone else. …

It's already his job to find ways to hire postdocs. You are approaching this backwards. …