Number of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Rebounds After Several Years of Decline

In 2015, 24 of 42 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) in the United States employed a total of 2,696 postdocs. Although this number is lower than the peak of 3,011 reported in 2010, it shows a rebound after two consecutive survey years of decline. FFRDCs serve to meet the research and analytic needs of federal agencies, and their employment of postdocs helps to train the country ' s next generation of scientists and engineers. Data are from the 2015 Survey of Postdocs at FFRDCs.

Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - October 20, 2016 Category: Statistics Source Type: news