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Description
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The American Society for
Cell Biology has released a Member Career Survey conducted
by the ASCB Education Committee. The comprehensive survey of
biomedical scientists and trainees compares real and
perceived career prospects, measuring success by several
objective parameters and satisfaction qualitatively across
cohorts. The ASCB study finds that over the past twenty
years it has become increasingly difficult for scientists to
complete their Ph.D. and to find a full-time position. The
average time to obtain a Ph.D. rose from 4.4 years in the
1970s to 5.6 years in the 1990s. Nine in ten of all
respondents who oversee trainees indicate that obtaining a
desirable full-time position in biology is more difficult
than when they first sought one. The ASCB and NRC surveys
are also consistent in calling into question the
availability of satisfying biomedical research careers in
industry and elsewhere outside of academic
research.
http://www.ascb.org/survey/survey.htm
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