Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
As part of NCSES's ongoing website redesign project, the Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers page has been reimagined. Beginning in May 2023, only survey data published from the 2021 cycle or earlier will be available on this page. Data from all subsequent cycles will be published on our new Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC Postdoc Survey) page.
The Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers is a census of all federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) in the United States that employed postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) as of 1 October of the survey year. The survey is conducted as part of the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, which is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation and by the National Institutes of Health. The survey collects the total number of postdocs in each FFRDC by demographic characteristic, source of financial support, and field of research.
Survey Description
Questionnaires
- Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: Fall 2021
Data Tables | NSF 22-336 | October 25, 2022 - Postdocs at Federally Funded R&D Centers: Fall 2017
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 19-310 | February 13, 2019 - Postdocs at Federally Funded R&D Centers: Fall 2015
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 17-300 | October 20, 2016 - Postdocs at Federally Funded R&D Centers: Fall 2013
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 15-312 | February 18, 2015 - Postdocs at Federally Funded R&D Centers: Fall 2010(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 13-319 | April 24, 2013 - See more in Postdoctorates at Federally Funded R&D Centers →
(A): Archived Publication
- The Shifting Demographic Composition of Postdoctoral Researchers at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers in 2021
InfoBriefs | NSF 22-345 | October 25, 2022 - Postdoc Employment at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Increased 12% between 2017 and 2019
InfoBriefs | NSF 21-304 | December 7, 2020 - Demographic Characteristics of Postdoctoral Researchers at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: 2010-17
InfoBriefs | NSF 19-306 | February 13, 2019 - Number of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Rebounds After Several Years of Decline
InfoBriefs | NSF 17-301 | October 20, 2016 - Employment of Postdoctoral Researchers at Federally Funded R&D Centers Declined in 2013
InfoBriefs | NSF 15-310 | December 16, 2014 - Federally Funded R&D Centers Employed Over 3,000 Postdoctoral Researchers in 2010(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 13-321 | April 24, 2013 - See more in Postdoctorates at Federally Funded R&D Centers →
(A): Archived Publication
- Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers
- This series presents the master government list of federally funded research and development centers. The most recent Master Government List of FFRDCs can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdclist/.
Mike Yamaner
Survey Manager
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(703) 292-7815
Last Updated: October 2022
