Base: THOSE WHO HAVE DONE MORE THAN ONE POST DOC

Q12. If you have held more than one post doctoral position, what were some of the reasons you decided to do more than one post doc?

 

 

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COMPLETED PH.D.

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

 

CURRENT POSITION

 

 

 

OVERSEE

 

TIER

 

PURSUE PHD AGAIN

 

 

 

 

M

F

PRE

1970'S

1980'S

1990'S

WHT

ASIAN

OTH

TRAINEES

PI

OTH

INDUSTRY

MD NOT

TRAINEES

TOP

SECOND

THIRD

Y

N

 

 

 

 

 

1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W/LITTLE

ACADEM

 

PHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Respondents

 

768

448

320

129

266

257

101

639

79

32

113

356

134

46

37

527

232

187

229

487

207

 

R

100%

58%

42%

17%

35%

33%

13%

83%

10%

4%

15%

46%

17%

6%

5%

69%

30%

24%

30%

63%

27%

 

C

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAMILY OR PERSONAL

 

251

85

166

33

88

102

25

215

21

12

38

113

47

18

4

163

65

73

82

160

63

CONSIDERATIONS

R

100%

34%

66%

13%

35%

41%

10%

86%

8%

5%

15%

45%

19%

7%

2%

65%

26%

29%

33%

64%

25%

 

C

33%

19%

52%

26%

33%

40%

25%

34%

27%

38%

34%

32%

35%

39%

11%

31%

28%

39%

36%

33%

30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNABLE TO FIND

 

241

147

94

18

82

100

37

196

29

10

46

101

45

15

1

148

56

46

103

132

91

INDEP POSITION YOU

R

100%

61%

39%

7%

34%

41%

15%

81%

12%

4%

19%

42%

19%

6%

0%

61%

23%

19%

43%

55%

38%

WANTED

C

31%

33%

29%

14%

31%

39%

37%

31%

37%

31%

41%

28%

34%

33%

3%

28%

24%

25%

45%

27%

44%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGED FIELDS

 

237

147

90

45

83

72

33

190

26

13

36

119

33

10

14

166

84

54

60

155

58

 

R

100%

62%

38%

19%

35%

30%

14%

80%

11%

5%

15%

50%

14%

4%

6%

70%

35%

23%

25%

65%

24%

 

C

31%

33%

28%

35%

31%

28%

33%

30%

33%

41%

32%

33%

25%

22%

38%

31%

36%

29%

26%

32%

28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WANTED/NEEDED MORE

 

161

107

54

41

48

50

20

141

9

7

20

81

27

8

14

122

54

44

41

107

33

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

R

100%

66%

34%

25%

30%

31%

12%

88%

6%

4%

12%

50%

17%

5%

9%

76%

34%

27%

25%

66%

20%

 

C

21%

24%

17%

32%

18%

19%

20%

22%

11%

22%

18%

23%

20%

17%

38%

23%

23%

24%

18%

22%

16%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS W/

 

61

30

31

8

15

21

14

52

6

2

16

26

11

2

 

42

21

14

16

41

11

SUPERVISOR OR

R

100%

49%

51%

13%

25%

34%

23%

85%

10%

3%

26%

43%

18%

3%

 

69%

34%

23%

26%

67%

18%

FUNDING

C

8%

7%

10%

6%

6%

8%

14%

8%

8%

6%

14%

7%

8%

4%

 

8%

9%

7%

7%

8%

5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

25

20

5

9

11

5

 

20

2

 

 

16

4

1

2

21

9

7

4

16

7

 

R

100%

80%

20%

36%

44%

20%

 

80%

8%

 

 

64%

16%

4%

8%

84%

36%

28%

16%

64%

28%

 

C

3%

4%

2%

7%

4%

2%

 

3%

3%

 

 

4%

3%

2%

5%

4%

4%

4%

2%

3%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

25

18

7

5

12

6

2

22

1

2

 

15

1

2

4

21

12

7

4

20

3

 

R

100%

72%

28%

20%

48%

24%

8%

88%

4%

8%

 

60%

4%

8%

16%

84%

48%

28%

16%

80%

12%

 

C

3%

4%

2%

4%

5%

2%

2%

3%

1%

6%

 

4%

1%

4%

11%

4%

5%

4%

2%

4%

1%