| Table 5-12 |
| S&E doctorate holders employed in academia with federal support, by degree field, years since doctorate, and position: 2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Years since doctorate and position |
All fields |
Physical
sciences |
Mathematics and statistics |
Computer and information sciences |
Life sciences |
Psychology |
Social
sciences |
Engineering |
| |
| 1–3 years since doctorate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All positions |
49.1 |
66.1 |
36.6 |
37.4 |
55.9 |
45.2 |
18.8 |
58.9 |
| Full-time faculty |
29.5 |
39.2 |
18.4 |
23.7 |
31.6 |
38.1 |
16.5 |
42.5 |
| Other full-time positions |
48.7 |
64.7 |
S |
64.3 |
56.2 |
32.2 |
32.9 |
50.7 |
| Postdocs |
68.6 |
77.8 |
60.5 |
100.0 |
67.7 |
66.0 |
27.0 |
74.4 |
| 4–7 years since doctorate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All positions |
47.3 |
58.2 |
32.0 |
45.3 |
57.5 |
35.7 |
21.5 |
63.9 |
| Full-time faculty |
41.7 |
52.8 |
29.7 |
43.0 |
49.9 |
36.6 |
21.9 |
61.3 |
| Other full-time positions |
43.4 |
59.2 |
29.5 |
49.9 |
49.4 |
31.0 |
22.5 |
62.6 |
| Postdocs |
76.0 |
72.2 |
79.5 |
S |
77.4 |
88.8 |
S |
87.9 |
| |
S = suppressed, too few cases
NOTES: Academic employment limited to U.S. doctorate holders employed at 2- or 4-year colleges or universities. Recent doctorate holders earned doctorate within either 3 years or 4–7 years preceding survey. Full-time faculty includes full, associate, and assistant professors plus instructors. Other full-time positions include nonfaculty appointments such as research associates, adjunct appointments, lecturers, and administrative positions. Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences. Total includes part-time positions not shown separately but excludes those employed part-time because they are students or retired.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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