Boundaries of Academia: Impact, Careers, and the Postdoctoral Condition: a roundtable on the challenges of the postdoctoral condition

A roundtable featuring CJ Jones (University of Notre Dame), Abigail Brundin (British School at Rome), Caroline Goodson (University of Cambridge), and Lutz Klinkhammer (German Historical Institute in Rome), followed by an open discussion with early-career researchers.

The conversation will focus on the structural boundaries shaping academic careers—from research impact and institutional evaluation to publishing, networking, and professional development—while reflecting on the future of the humanities and the postdoctoral experience.