U.S. postdoctoral careers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering: Government, industry, and academia

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dc.contributor.authorDenton, Mayaen
dc.contributor.authorBorrego, Maura Jenkinsen
dc.contributor.authorKnight, David B.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-12T13:04:54Zen
dc.date.available2022-02-12T13:04:54Zen
dc.date.issued2022-01en
dc.date.updated2022-02-12T13:04:51Zen
dc.description.abstractDiscussions about science and engineering postdoctoral researchers focus almost exclusively on academic postdocs and their chances of eventually securing tenure-track faculty positions. Further, biological sciences dominate policy research and published advice for new PhDs regarding postdoctoral employment. Our analysis uses the Survey of Earned Doctorates and Survey of Doctorate Recipients to understand employment implications for physical sciences and engineering (PSE) and life sciences (LS) graduates who took postdoctoral positions in government, industry, and academic sectors. We examine postdoc duration, reasons for staying in a postdoc, movement between sectors, and salary implications. There is considerable movement between employment sectors within the first six years post-PhD. Additionally, postdocs in PSE are shorter, better paid, and more often in nonacademic sectors than postdocs in LS. These results can help science and engineering faculty discuss a broader range of career pathways with doctoral students and help new PhDs make better informed early career decisions.en
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dc.format.extentPages e0263185en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263185en
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203en
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.orcidKnight, David [0000-0003-4576-2490]en
dc.identifier.otherPMC8809557en
dc.identifier.otherPONE-D-21-29929 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid35108316en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/108323en
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35108316en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleU.S. postdoctoral careers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering: Government, industry, and academiaen
dc.title.serialPLoS Oneen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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dc.type.otherresearch-articleen
dc.type.otherJournal Articleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-01-13en
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