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Download full textRegets, Mark C. – 1995
This report presents a broad picture of the characteristics of scientists and engineers (S&Es) outside academia and how these characteristics changed between 1980 and 1990. Data for this report come primarily from National Science Foundation tabulations of 1980 and 1990 Public Use Microdata Samples of the decennial census. Around one-third of…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Patterns, Engineers, Experimenter Characteristics
Blair, Larry M. – 1977
This report provides information about the number and characteristics of doctoral level engineers and scientists in primarily energy-related activities for 1975. The data included are part of an attempt to monitor the supply and demand of energy technology professionals. Chapter titles which indicate the types and arrangement of data are: (1)…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. – 1989
Volume Three of the Biomedical and Behavioral Research Scientists study contains five commissioned papers. The first paper, "Evaluating the National Research Service Award Program (NRSA): A Review and Recommendations for the Future," (Georgina M. Pion) reviews previous evaluation activities of the NRSA program and proposes an agenda describing the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Biomedicine, Employment Patterns, Evaluation Methods
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1978
The current situation of doctoral research staff in academe is described and the probable trends affecting them are examined. This group is comprised of university-employed Ph.D. scientists and engineers who are considered neither postdoctoral appointees (temporary trainees) nor members of the faculty and who are principally involved in research…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Programs, Demography, Doctoral Degrees
Peer reviewedMartin, Joseph B. – Academic Medicine, 1991
The article examines trends in the supply of physician-scientists, with emphasis on M.D.-Ph.D. programs to train biomedical researchers. New initiatives, such as the National Institutes of Health Physician-Scientist Training Awards and the Dana Foundation Training Program in the Neurosciences, are described and general recommendations are offered.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Doctoral Programs, Employment Patterns, Higher Education
Berry, Richard M. – 1980
The continued increase in the number of academically employed scientists and engineers (S/E) in the face of financial constraints in higher education is analyzed, based on data from the National Science Foundation's academic science surveys and extensive interviews of university officials at 23 institutions. The following areas are addressed:…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Porter, Beverly Fearn – 1980
Information is presented on the composition of the 1979 membership of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Questionnaires were administered to members of the nine independent societies of the AIP to determine demographic and employment information. Background characteristics of the membership include the following: more than half identify…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Peer reviewedWilkerson, Luann; Abelmann, Walter H. – Academic Medicine, 1993
A follow-up study of 211 early graduates of the Harvard University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology program in health sciences technology, designed to train physician-scientists and emphasizing basic science and research experience, revealed that the program has succeeded in preparing carefully selected students for those careers without…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Detailed findings are presented from the National Science Foundation's 1981 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Universities and Colleges. Information on characteristics of scientists and engineers employed by approximately 2,200 higher education institutions and data from 19 university-administered federally-funded research…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Faculty, Computer Science, Employment Patterns
