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Peer reviewedChemical and Engineering News, 1987
Reports survey findings on the current status of employment and salaries of members of the American Chemical Society. The 1987 survey indicated that unemployment among chemists is about a third lower than it was last year, but that there was little change in the median salary. (ML)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Higher Education
Download full textAtelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the proportion of young doctoral faculty (i.e., received the Ph.D. within the past seven years), the extent of their activity in seeking research support, and the possible reasons for any slackening in their search for support in recent years. Trends based on earlier surveys on the same topic are analyzed.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Engineering
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
Vetter, Betty M. – 1985
Studies of past, present and projected supplies of scientists and engineers and their utilization in science and engineering are reviewed in this report. It is the intent of the study to explain the differences of opinion about the future supply and utilization of scientists and engineers and also to provide an assessment. Contents discuss: (1)…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics, Engineering Education
Huckenpahler, J. G.; And Others – 1981
The results of the 1972-1981 National Science Foundation surveys on academic research and development (R&D) funds, the employment and utilization of scientists and engineers, and the characteristics of graduate students enrolled in the sciences and engineering (S/E) are presented. Findings include the following: the steady growth to university…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Employment Patterns, Engineers, Enrollment Trends
Rose, Clare; And Others – 1978
A series of statistical analyses was conducted of institutional and departmental trends in women's graduate enrollment and employment in science and engineering in the 50 leading doctorate-granting institutions. Site visits to a diverse group of nine selected institutions were conducted. The schools were selected to be representative of the total…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Biological Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns
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
