Opinion: “Staying Active” after Retirement: Consider Mentorship

About one-third of us working in the sciences are approaching or have reached typical retirement age, according to the National Science Foundation. Many of us enjoy the intellectual aspects of science and wish to stay involved in them after retirement. Some of us also like interpersonal aspects and do not wish to abandon those, either.

As recently explored in The Scientist, continuing lab work after retirement—by leading a smaller lab, joining someone else’s, or even becoming a late-life postdoctoral fellow—serves some well. Yet such opportunities can be hard to arrange, and arguments have been made that space and funding should go to those earlier in their careers. And some in the sciences do not wish to continue lab work—or, like me, have pursued non-laboratory careers. Fortunately, other options exist

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Damian J. Sylvia

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