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Baby boomers and retirement policies are contributing to overall aging, and the trend is likely to continue.
Starting a family has less influence than before on the pursuit of an academic career for researchers.
To help scientists build a career, Pfunders must earmark cash, reduce emphasis on collaboration, and improve the application process.
Leaving research doesn’t mean that the skills you developed will be wasted.
Soft skills like teamwork and communication could boost undergraduates' career prospects.
Research on academics’ writing practices has revealed tensions around the ways in which managerial practices interact with academics’ individual career goals, disciplinary values and sense of scholarly identity.
When a new grad student indicates an interest in an academic career, I ask, “So you want to be a Hollywood producer?”
As expectations of early career researchers rise ever higher, some established colleagues are failing to pull their weight.
Many professors frequently write tenure-review letters, but as a community, we’re not regularly discussing how we should be doing so, argues Eric Goldman.
Legislation proposed by State Rep. Rick Brattin, a Republican, would also fix a "broken" system by requiring public colleges to publish the price of individual degrees and the job prospects for students who earn them.
A new study commenced work at the start of 2017: the “Next Generation Researchers Initiative,” directed by the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine.
Understanding the unwritten rules of graduate study is vital if you want to get the most from your PhD supervision.
While postdocs are necessary for entry into tenure-track jobs, they do not enhance salaries in other job sectors over time.
It’s often argued that studying the liberal arts will enrich the life of the mind. For STEM majors, it can also give them a practical advantage in their careers.
Using Census Data to Inform Policy and Career Decision-Making
Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham.
Gary McDowell, Misty Heggeness and colleagues present census data showing how the biomedical workforce is fundamentally different to those of past generations – academia should study the trends, and adapt.
Young scientists angry at budget cuts say they have been denied permanent jobs.
