1. Would you be nominate a university (preferably one that you have contact
with) so that the questionnaire can be directed to the Departments, and to
the Ph.D.'s within the time frame indicated
1987-1992. MIT is already on the list. We need one western and one
mid western so that we have a good geographic distribution. These
universities by definition should have a well known Bio Department
(inclusive of subspecialities).
Reply either to me (msesma at bell.k12.ca.us or SESMA at aol.com) or the list..
Both addresses can be used, considering the posting problems.
2. I had two Ph.D.s (1 in Bio and 1 in Bio Anthro-not on list) answer
the questions and it took them less than 10 minutes (done by e mail) .
This questionnaire is easy to evaluate because of the Y and N answers.
This questionnaire is a DRAFT . We are most interested in your responses.
Mary Ann S.
QUESTIONNAIRECAREER DECISIONS-A SNAPSHOT Of Ph.D.'s in Biology From Three
Selected Universities Who Received Their Ph.D From Identified Universities
In The Years 1987 To 1992
Directions: Copy the Questionnaire, space as needed, answer , and return
to msesma at bell.k12.ca.us or post to women in bio list.
I. Demographics:
A. Name:
( will remove all individual identification, and
substitute random number codes for each questionnaire for confidentiality. )
e mail address: ( to be removed before compiling data, will remain
confidential)
B. Gender: M F
II. Graduate Education
A. Did you go straight to grad school after college, or did you take time off?
Straight to Grad School Y N
Time Off Y
N
B. . Institution that granted the Ph.D.
Name Date
C. What year did you begin your Ph.D.?
Year
D. Age at which you completed your Ph.D.
E.. What is your specialty?
F . Post Doctoral Education?
Did you do a postdoc (s)? Y N
How long? Number of Years _______
Did you do more than one? Y N
If you didn't do a postdoc, what influenced your decision?
***SPACE FOR COMMENT***
IV. Where Are You Now And How Did You Get There: Making Career
Decisions- How and Why People Make The Career Decisions---Why is Academe
Suffering
A. Your Current Career:
Job Title Institution
B. Within your current job, choose one of the following categories that
best describes your primary effort, and if you care to, describe further.
1) teaching Y N
-university (undergrad/grad)
-college (undergrad only)
-community college
-secondary
-other
2) research (academic)
-university (undergrad/grad)
-college (undergrad only)
-research institute/nonprofit
-medical/graduate school (grad only)
-other
3) research (industry)
-biotech
-pharma
-other
4) management (industry)
-biotech
-pharma
-other
5) other
-self-employed
-consultant
-other
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C. Is this the job you expected to have when you were a grad student?
Y N
D. Would you recommend it to students?
Y N
Why or why not?(If you chose to answer)
***SPACE FOR COMMENT***
E. Why did you select the career choice identified above?
(If you chose to answer)
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F. Do you think you are fairly paid ?
Y N
G: Do you think that you are fairly evaluated in your current
position?
Y N
G. What is your "dream job" and how close have you come to it?
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D. Have you ever considered an alternative career ?
Y N
G. What do you perceive in your professional future
5 yrs 10 yrs 20 yrs
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H. What would you have done differently in making your choices?
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I. Please comment, if you like, about opportunities in science careers
***SPACE FOR COMMENT***
K. Do you believe that there should be changes in
our policy of training PhD's and postdocs? Why and what?
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THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT.
Mary Ann Sesma e mail
1621 Sunnyhill Drive msesma at bell.k12.ca.us (preferred)
Monterey Park, CA 91754 sesma at aol.com
phone; (213)261-5860
fax:(213)261-8692
