The postdoctoral community is an essential component of the academic and scientific
workforce, but a lack of data about this community has made it difficult to develop policies to …

Many early-career researchers are involved in the peer review of manuscripts for scientific
journals, typically under the guidance of or jointly with their advisor, but most of the evidence …

Excessive competition for biomedical faculty positions has ratcheted up the need to
accumulate some mix of high-quality publications and prestigious grants to move from a …

Purpose Postdocs make up a significant portion of the biomedical workforce. However, data
about the postdoctoral position are generally scarce, and no systematic study of the …

Background: On December 1, 2016, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was due to be
updated by the US Department of Labor. Key changes included an increase in the salary …

The postdoctoral community is an essential component of the academic and scientific
workforce. As economic and political pressures impacting these enterprises continue to …

Academic research institutes have a responsibility to train the next generation of scientists in
safe, inclusive environments. However, recent data has shown an increasingly worrying …

Despite the considerable time and federal funding poured into training scientists, little
attention has been given to the role of graduate programs and postdoctoral appointments on …

This dissertation consists of three essays on the careers of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Ph. Ds. The first essay constructs the career paths of …

Notable reports over the past dozen years have recommended the federal government and
others improve data collection on the research workforce in the United States. The federal …