| Table 5-16 |
| SEH doctorate holders employed in academia, by years since doctorate, number of postdoc positions held during career, and degree field: 1995 and 2006 |
| (Percent distribution) |
| |
| |
All fields |
|
Life sciences |
|
Physical sciences |
| Years since doctorate and postdocs (n) |
1995 |
2006 |
|
1995 |
2006
| |
1995 |
2006 |
| |
| All years since doctorate |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0 |
59.3 |
54.7 |
|
36.1 |
36.6 |
|
37.5 |
35.7 |
| 1 |
29.2 |
33.2 |
|
45.9 |
43.6 |
|
43.7 |
47.2 |
| ≥2 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
|
15.5 |
19.9 |
|
18.9 |
17.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1–3 years since doctorate |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0 |
47.1 |
42.7 |
|
33.7 |
31.9 |
|
21.0 |
24.2 |
| 1 |
44.0 |
49.8 |
|
54.3 |
57.2 |
|
63.9 |
69.5 |
| ≥2 |
8.9 |
7.5 |
|
12.0 |
10.8 |
|
15.1 |
6.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4–7 years since doctorate |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0 |
54.5 |
52.6 |
|
20.5 |
26.1 |
|
22.6 |
32.5 |
| 1 |
30.9 |
35.6 |
|
46.0 |
52.5 |
|
50.0 |
47.3 |
| ≥2 |
14.6 |
11.8 |
|
17.5 |
31.3 |
|
27.5 |
20.1 |
| |
SEH = science, engineering, and health
NOTES: Academic employment limited to U.S. doctorate holders employed at 2- or 4-year colleges or universities, excluding those employed part time who are students or retired. Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences; life sciences include biological, agricultural, environmental, and health sciences. The number of postdoc positions held during career includes postdoc appointments outside academia.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2011) of 1995 and 2006 Surveys of Doctorate Recipients.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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