Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

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Description

The Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers is a census of all federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) in the United States that employed postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) as of 1 October of the survey year. The survey is conducted as part of the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The survey collects the total number of postdocs in each FFRDC by demographic characteristic, source of financial support, and field of research.

Meta-Data

Study Title (long) Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
Study Title (short) Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
Coordinating Institution NSF and NIH (USA)
Creator NSF and NIH (USA)
Contributor
Sponsor NSF and NIH (USA)
Type Periodic census
Description of Observations all FFRDCs that employed postdocs
Waves
Duration 2005-2015
Country United States of America
URL https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvyffrdcpd/#
Documentation
Publisher
Keywords postdocs in each FFRDC
demographics
financial support
field of research
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