Biology Job Search Survey Results

= OVERALL RESULTS = 1. If you are "on the market" now for an academic position in biology, what is your current or most recent position? Response Percent	Response Count ABD graduate student 8.0%	2 Post-doc, primarily research 48.0%	12 Post-doc, dual research/teaching 8.0%	2 Academia, non-tenure-track, primarily research 12.0%	3 Academia, non-tenure-track, primarily teaching	 	0.0%	0 Academia, tenure-track, untenured 12.0%	3 Academia, tenured 4.0%	1 Private sector or government 4.0%	1 Other 4.0%	1

2. In what type of job are you most interested? (Choose all that apply.) Response Percent	Response Count Community college	 	0.0%	0 Undergraduate college 36.0%	9 College/university with Master's program 40.0%	10 College/university with Ph.D. program (not R1) 64.0%	16 Large research (R1) university 56.0%	14 Research institution (no required teaching) 24.0%	6

3. How long have you been actively on the job market? Response Percent	Response Count 1 year (this is my first) 36.0%	9 2 years 36.0%	9 3 years 16.0%	4 4 years 12.0%	3 5 years or more	 	0.0%	0

4. For how many jobs did you apply this academic year? Response Percent	Response Count 1-5		28.0%	7 6-10		8.0%	2 10-20		32.0%	8 21-30		20.0%	5 More than 30 12.0%	3

5. How many phone interviews have you been asked to do this academic year? Response Percent	Response Count 0		40.0%	10 1-2		40.0%	10 3-5		12.0%	3 6-10		8.0%	2 More than 10	 	0.0%	0

6. How many campus interviews have you been invited to this academic year? Response Percent	Response Count 0		36.0%	9 1-2		48.0%	12 3-5		8.0%	2 6-10		8.0%	2 More than 10	 	0.0%	0

7. How many total peer-reviewed publications (regardless of author order) do you have? Include papers in press. Response Percent	Response Count None at all	 	0.0%	0 None published but some in review	 	0.0%	0 1-2	 	0.0%	0 3-5		12.0%	3 6-10		32.0%	8 11-15		24.0%	6 16-20		8.0%	2 More than 20 24.0%	6

8. How many first-author peer-reviewed publications do you have? Include papers in press. Response Percent	Response Count None at all	 	0.0%	0 None published but some in review	 	0.0%	0 1-2		12.0%	3 3-5		24.0%	6 6-10		44.0%	11 11-15		8.0%	2 16-20		8.0%	2 More than 20 4.0%	1

9. How much teaching experience do you have as lead instructor (not as teaching assistant)? The same course taught twice counts twice. Response Percent	Response Count None 24.0%	6 1 course 8.0%	2 2 courses 12.0%	3 3-4 courses 28.0%	7 5-7 courses 8.0%	2 8-10 courses 4.0%	1 more than 10 courses 16.0%	4 10. How much research grant money have been you awarded? Response Percent	Response Count None 8.0%	2 Less than $5,000 16.0%	4 $5,000 to $10,000 4.0%	1 $10,001 to $50,000 16.0%	4 $50,001 to $100,000 16.0%	4 $100,001 to $250,000 16.0%	4 $250,001 to $500,000 12.0%	3 $500,001 to $1,000,000 4.0%	1 More than $1,000,001 8.0%	2 = RESULTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE SEARCH = = RESULTS FOR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY WITH MASTERS SEARCH = = RESULTS FOR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY WITH PH.D. (NOT R1) SEARCH = = RESULTS FOR LARGE RESEARCH (R1) UNIVERSITY SEARCH = = RESULTS FOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE SEARCH =