| Table 5-12 |
| S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by involvement in research and position: Selected years, 1973–2006 |
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| |
| Position/involvement in research |
|
1973 |
|
1983 |
|
1993 |
|
2006 |
| |
| |
|
Thousands |
| All academic employment |
|
118.0 |
|
176.1 |
|
213.8 |
|
274.2 |
| Research primary/secondary activity |
|
82.3 |
|
104.7 |
|
150.1 |
|
184.4 |
| |
|
Percent distribution |
| All academic employment |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
| Full-time faculty |
|
87.6 |
|
84.3 |
|
80.6 |
|
72.1 |
| Postdocs |
|
3.5 |
|
4.7 |
|
6.2 |
|
8.5 |
| Other positions |
|
8.9 |
|
11.0 |
|
13.1 |
|
19.4 |
| Research primary/secondary activity |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
| Full-time faculty |
|
87.5 |
|
83.0 |
|
81.1 |
|
73.4 |
| Postdocs |
|
4.9 |
|
7.1 |
|
8.9 |
|
11.9 |
| Other positions |
|
7.6 |
|
9.9 |
|
10.0 |
|
14.8 |
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NOTES: Research includes basic or applied research, development, and design. Full-time faculty includes full, associate, and assistant professors plus instructors. Other positions include full-time nonfaculty, such as research associates, adjunct positions, lecturers, administrative positions, and part-time positions. Part-time employment excludes those employed part time because they are students or retired. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations (preliminary data for 2006). See appendix tables 5-17 and 5-26. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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