most of the fellowships are only for fresh postdocs, your husband is right about that.

looking for a good postdoc also takes time.

how about his thesis? has he finish writing? if not, that can take at least 2 months.



i think there is no difference between a 6-year ph.D and a 5-year ph.D
+ 1-year postdoc, i will personally prefer the 6-year ph.D just because
it sounds simple.