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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering

Early career doctorate holders

Academic positions

Academic institutions employ the bulk (95%) of S&E early career doctorate holders who work in an academic institution, an FFRDC, or the NIH IRP. Nearly 40% of those who are academically employed are in full-time faculty positions, about 10% are in other faculty positions, and nearly 40% hold postdoctoral appointments.

Academic employment among early career doctorate holders with a science and engineering degree: 2014

Chart of Academic employment among early career doctorate holders with a science and engineering degree: 2014
Table of Academic employment among early career doctorate holders with a science and engineering degree: 2014