Navigating the path to a biomedical science career
Navigating the path to a biomedical science career
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0203783
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发表时间：
2018-09-07
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Zimmerman, Andrea M.
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作者：
Zimmerman, Andrea M.
正在接受培训和毕业的生物医学博士科学家的数量远远超过学术教师职位和学术研究工作的数量。这种趋势迫使生物医学博士科学家越来越多地寻求学术界以外的职业道路。以前的研究已经使用定量方法来确定趋势和结果的单一因素促成这一转变，但有一个文献空白的研究考虑到多个因素，并在定性工作，重点是生物医学博士科学家的经验和他们的职业导航过程。本文借鉴了社会认知职业生涯理论（SCCT）的框架，并结合案例研究数据从东南一级研究型大学，探讨影响博士科学家的就业部门的偏好和求职过程的因素之间的联系。它同时得出结论，与教师的关系，特别是导师顾问，提供给这些专业人士的机会和他们选择的职业道路是必不可少的。
The number of biomedical PhD scientists undergoing training and graduating far exceeds the number of academic faculty positions and academic research jobs. This trend compels biomedical PhD scientists to increasingly seek career paths outside of academia. Prior studies have used quantitative methodology to determine trends and outcomes of single factors contributing to this shift, but there is a literature gap in studies considering multiple factors and in qualitative work focusing on biomedical PhD scientists' experiences and their processes of career navigation. This paper draws on a social cognitive career theory (SCCT) framework and incorporates case study data from a southeastern Tier 1 research university to explore a nexus of factors influencing PhD scientists' employment sector preferences and job search processes. It simultaneously concludes that relationships with faculty, particularly the mentor advisor, are essential to the opportunities available to these professionals and to the career paths they choose.