Early Career Doctorates in Context

Despite the importance of the early career doctorates population — persons receiving their first doctorate within the past 10 years — for the growth and success of the global research enterprise, data collected about early career doctorates have been sparse and have significant limitations. The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation established the Early Career Doctorates Survey ( ECDS ) to address these limitations and respond to requests for more information on two key populations of early career doctorates : postdoctoral researchers ( postdocs ) and individuals working in the United States who earned their doctoral degrees abroad. This InfoBrief details the demographics and fields of study of early career doctorates.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news