Brief Guide to Academic Bullying

<p>Targets of bullying are often the most vulnerable members of the scientific workforce—they may be low-paid graduate students or postdocs living in a foreign country navigating a foreign language and culture and whose immigration status is tied directly to their employment. They may also have young families be living paycheck-to-paycheck and have health insurance and other benefits that depend on a contract position that can be revoked with little to no notice or cause. Finally targets on the low end of a power differential are not likely to be supported by their institutions particularly institutions that rely on the big grant earnings brought in by senior “bullies.” This book is a brief guide to the causes of academic bullying and to their solutions.</p>