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Reform the PhD system or close it down
- Nature, April 2011. "The system of PhD education in the United States and many other countries is broken and unsustainable, and needs to be reconceived. In many fields, it creates only a cruel fantasy of future employment that promotes the self-interest of faculty members at the expense of students. The reality is that there are very few jobs for people who might have spent up to 12 years on their degrees." (Requires free registration)
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Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
- The Economist, December 16, 2010. "One thing many PhD students have in common is dissatisfaction. Some describe their work as slave labour. Seven-day weeks, ten-hour days, low pay and uncertain prospects are widespread. You know you are a graduate student, goes one quip, when your office is better decorated than your home and you have a favourite flavour of instant noodle. 'It isnt graduate school itself that is discouraging,' says one student, who confesses to rather enjoying the hunt for free pizza. 'Whats discouraging is realising the end point has been yanked out of reach.'"
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Sloan Foundation Grants for Research on the US Science and Engineering Workforce - Second Round
- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the second round of its small grants program to support creative research on the U.S. workforce and labor markets in science and engineering (S ). The due date for submissions will be November 17, 2008.
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Sloan Foundation Grants for Research on the US Science and Engineering Workforce
- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce a new small grants program to support creative research on the U.S. workforce and labor markets in science and engineering. Depending on the number and quality of proposals received, this grant program will provide up to 10 research grants, selected on the basis of a peer review process. Grant budgets requested cannot exceed a total of $45,000, though we expect that most will be smaller than this ceiling. The first grant application deadline is April 7, 2008.
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New Database Reveals State Variations in the U.S. Science and Engineering Labor Force -
- A new database created by the Population Reference Bureau reveals geographic differences in characteristics of people working in the science and engineering (S ) labor force. The data, from the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey, highlight state-level variations in earnings, education, and the participation of minorities, women, and foreign-born workers in the high-tech economy.
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The Science Education Myth
- BusinessWeek, October 26, 2007. "Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support."
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The Real Science Crisis: Bleak Prospects for Young Researchers
- Chronicle of Higher Education , September 2007. "[F]or many of today's graduate students, the future could not look much bleaker. They see long periods of training, a shortage of academic jobs, and intense competition for research grants looming ahead of them. 'They get a sense that this is a really frustrating career path,' says Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. So although the operating assumption among many academic leaders is that the nation needs more scientists, some of brightest students in the country are demoralized and bypassing scientific careers."
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Catching Up in International Grad Students
- Inside Higher Ed, Aug 2007. "Graduate schools are reporting a continued rebound in applications from and admissions offers to those from outside the United States, but levels at most institutions still have not reached 2003 levels, according to a report being released today by the Council of Graduate Schools."
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International grad student applications on the rise
- Engineering Science blog, August 2007.
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Education and Employment of Biological and Medical Scientists: Data from National Surveys
- FASEB, 2007. "The figures in the following presentation are offered as an introduction to the major sources of nationally representative data on education and employment of biological and medical scientists. We hope that this compilation of graphs will foster an informed discussion of this topic. We do not seek to be exhaustive in our presentation of data, but rather to offer a starting point from which interested parties can pursue additional analyses in greater depth and detail."
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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
- National Science Foundation: "This site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data are organized by topic and are presented in tables, graphics, and spreadsheets for downloading."
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Findings from 2005 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey
- "The Council of Graduate Schools has been engaged in a multi-year examination of international graduate admissions trends.... The major findings were a 5% decline in international graduate applications and a 3% increase in international graduate admissions (admits) between 2004 and 2005."
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Voices: Foreign Graduate Students
- symmetry - March 2005 - "Should the United States be concerned with the drop in applications and enrollment of foreign science graduate students? If so, why?"
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Roach College, USA: What Ph.D. students really have to fear.
- Slate Magazine, May 29, 2006. "Graduate students tend to be paranoid about aspects of their careers that are largely under their control: Will I ever finish my studies? Will I sufficiently impress my adviser? But if new research for academic economists holds up, students should also be freaked out by a factor they can do nothing about: the strength of the job market at the precise time they enter it."
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Changing Career Paths of Young Scholars in the United States: Example of the Life Sciences
- An interesting presentation by economist Paula Stephan showing a restructuring of careers for young life scientists.
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TCS Daily - How Wal-Mart Is Like Academia
- The academic market is tight, so universities have adopted virtually the same attitude toward aspiring professors as Wal-Mart does to prospective stockers.
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Nose to the Grindstone
- "A new National Science Foundation report indicates that scientists and engineers in education work harder than those in industry and much harder than their counterparts in the government."
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Inside Higher Ed :: The Shrinking Tenure Track
- "Between 2001 and 2003, higher education saw healthy increases in the number of faculty jobs, which grew to 1,173,556 from 1,113,183. But if youre wondering why those 60,000 new jobs didnt ease your job search, it may be because the growth was greatest for part-time positions."
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What do astrophysics and the world's oldest profession have in common?
- "In the present paper I want to tell of my impressions about the world of research in astrophysics, which I know from close observation. I see with certain pessimism the actual state of astrophysics, as well as of other sciences with similar problems. There are many charms in the profession, as many charms as in love, but not when they are in the service of mercantile aims."
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Graduate School Applications Plummet
- A CGS survey reports that applications to graduate schools from China, India, and South Korea dropped by 45%, 28%, and 14%, respectively from 2003 to 2004. Overall applications to engineering graduate schools declined 36% between 2003 and 2004. Results from a CGS study. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Careers in Stem Cell Research
- Complex political, ethical and legal issues surround research on human embryonic stem cells. Diane Gershon explores the field's long-term career prospects.
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A Short Circuit for US Engineering Careers
- Terry Costlow, Christian Science Monitor , December 26, 2002. " Dissatisfaction with the field is growing rapidly. Layoffs, the influx of foreign workers, and offshore outsourcing of jobs have caused the pocket-protector set to either leave the profession in large numbers or seek new careers after being laid off. And if that isn't enough to make engineers' neckties curl in Dilbert-style desperation, there's the nature of the work itself. In an era when high-tech gear becomes obsolete almost as fast as dairy products, many in the field feel they must advance at a steady pace or risk being cast aside. "
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Salaries for new CalTech PhDs
- Salaries offered to and accepted by CalTech PhDs in academia and industry by discipline. Very interesting info.
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Changing Career Paths in Science and Engineering
- An interesting set of papers on the science job market from a 2001 CPST conference.
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"Supply and Salary Adjustments to the Changing Market for Physicists"
- Harvard labor market economist Richard Freeman's insightful analysis of the labor market for physicists.
