Science and Engineering PhD and PostDoc Survey
Description
The Science and Engineering PhD and PostDoc Survey is a longitudinal online study conducted by Henry Sauermann and Michael Roach among doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers at tier-1 U.S. research institutions. The sampling frame was obtained based National Science Foundation’s reports on earned doctorates (2008). The study focusses on 39 U.S. research universities with large doctoral programs in science and engineering fields. The contact list was developed by hand-collecting names and email addresses from listings provided on departments’ websites (Sauermann & Roach, 2012b[1]). The final sample used for this study includes 24,651 individuals, covering 9 broad science and engineering fields.
Meta-Data
| Study Title (long) | Science and Engineering PhD and PostDoc Survey |
| Study Title (short) | SEPPS |
| Coordinating Institution | Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Creator | Henry Sauermann Michael Roach |
| Contributor | - |
| Sponsor | NSF |
| Type | Panel Survey |
| Description of Observations | Doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers at tier-1 U.S. research institutions |
| Waves | 2 |
| Duration | 2010, 2013 |
| Country | United States of America |
| URL | |
| Documentation | - |
| Publisher | - |
| Keywords | Occupational Preferences |
Data Collection Rounds
A list of the universities and sample size is available here.
Results
Henry Sauermann and Michael Roach have authored a number of publications based on their study (Roach & Sauermann, 2010[2]; Sauermann & Roach, 2011a[3]; Sauermann & Roach, 2011b[4]; Sauermann & Roach, 2012[5]; Sauermann & Roach, 2016[6]; Roach & Sauermann, 2017[7]).
Sources
- ↑ Sauermann, H., & Roach, M. (2012b). Increasing web survey response rates in innovation research: An experimental study of static and dynamic contact design features. Research Policy 42(1), 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.05.003
- ↑ Roach, M., & Sauermann, H. (2010). A taste for science? PhD scientists' academic orientation and self-selection into research careers in industry. Research Policy, 39(3), 422–434. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V77-4YC39KR-1/2/38bf93e1d30c80b0f9d251010c479a37
- ↑ Sauermann, H., & Roach, M. (2011a). Not All Scientists Pay to Be Scientists: Heterogeneous Preferences for Publishing in Industrial Research. Research Policy 43(1), 32-47. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1696783
- ↑ Sauermann, H., & Roach, M. (2011b). The Price of Silence: Scientists' Trade-offs Between Publishing and Pay. Georgia Institute of Technology.
- ↑ Sauermann, H. & Roach, M. (2012). Science PhD Career Preferences: Levels, Changes, and Advisor Encouragement. PloS ONE 7(5), e36307. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036307
- ↑ Sauermann, H. & Roach, M. (2016). Why pursue the postdoc path? Science 352(6286), 663-664. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf2061
- ↑ Roach, M. & Sauermann, H. (2017). The declining interest in an academic career. PLoS ONE 12(9), e0184130. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184130
