Science Policy Research Report: Entrepreneurial Career Opportunities for Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Researchers

学术博士后研究职位最初是为了提供额外的培训，为终身教职的大学教师职位做准备。许多博士后研究人员目前不太可能获得教职。这些人拥有对以科学和技术为基础的公司有价值的科学知识。这个项目调查了大学和政府项目中有希望在私营部门找到职业选择的证据。该项目记录了现有和潜在雇主的需求，以了解将更好地为在私营部门工作的博士后做准备的因素。该项目建议新的计划和政策，为博士后研究人员在企业和初创企业的职业生涯做准备和提供帮助。本项目回顾了一些研究，这些研究考察了这些职位的目的和结构，以及与职业相关的好处和挑战。该项目将对现有的职业发展计划进行原创案例研究，重点是为在企业和初创公司工作的博士后做准备。这项研究还将专注于博士后的非学术职业成果可能会因种族和性别而异，这是利用多元化科技人才库的两个关键考虑因素。基于这些发现，该项目将为政府和大学领导人提出政策建议，以改善博士后研究人员的职业生涯成果，并增加其研究投资的公共回报。

Academic postdoctoral research positions were originally intended to provide additional training in preparation for tenure-track university faculty positions. Many postdoctoral researchers are currently unlikely to obtain a faculty job. These individuals possess scientific knowledge of value to science and technology-based companies. This project examines evidence on university and government programs that promising career alternative in the private sector. The project documents the needs of current and potential employers to understand factors that will better prepare postdocs to work in the private sector. The project recommends new programs and policies to prepare and assist postdoctoral researchers for careers in corporations and startups.This project reviews research that examines the purpose and structure as well as the career-related benefits and challenges of these positions. This project will conduct original case studies of existing career development programs focused on preparing postdocs to work in corporations and startup companies. The research will also focus on how non-academic career outcomes may vary for postdocs based on their race and gender, which are two critical considerations for leveraging the benefits of a diverse science and technology talent pool. Based on these findings, the project will result in policy recommendations for government and university leaders to improve postdoctoral researcher career outcomes and increase the public return on its research investment.