A decade beyond the doctorate. The influence of a US postdoctoral appointment on faculty career, productivity, and salary.

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Lijing; Webber, Karen L.
Titel	A decade beyond the doctorate. The influence of a US postdoctoral appointment on faculty career, productivity, and salary.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 70 (2015) 4, S. 667-687Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1007/s10734-015-9860-3
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Lehre; Studium; Hochschullehrer; Promotion; Student; Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs; Ausland; USA
Abstract	The number of postdoctoral researchers has increased dramatically in the past decade. Because of the limited number of academic staff openings and the general levels of salary, the role and value of the postdoctoral appointment are changing. Using a sample of respondents with continuous data in the 1999 through 2008 Survey of Doctoral Recipients, this study examined whether taking a postdoctoral position contributed to one's faculty career and salary 10 years after doctorate completion. Results show that completing a postdoctoral position positively contributed to working in educational institutions and securing a tenure-track appointment. Taking one, but not two or more, postdoctoral positions increased one's written scholarly productivity. However, the postdoctoral experience had no statistically significant impact on one's salary a decade after degree completion. Implications are discussed for institutional and higher education policy. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2016/2