The recent economic and social changes have prompted PhDs to broaden their working horizons and to search for jobs more and more in sectors other than research. The title of doctor is no longer just an introduction to academic career, and this evolution leads careers for PhDs less linear and predictable. In this paper, we analyse the careers of more than 1,000 PhDs, based on data collected by the project POCARIM in 13 European countries, in order to identify which elements influence the change or constancy in a working sector in a moment of passage between two different jobs. The aim of this paper is to identify useful elements to describe evolution of job carrier for PhDs.

Career trajectories of PhD graduates in the social sciences and humanities drivers for career moves

Lucio Morettini;Emilia Primeri;Emanuela Reale;Antonio Zinilli
2016

Abstract

The recent economic and social changes have prompted PhDs to broaden their working horizons and to search for jobs more and more in sectors other than research. The title of doctor is no longer just an introduction to academic career, and this evolution leads careers for PhDs less linear and predictable. In this paper, we analyse the careers of more than 1,000 PhDs, based on data collected by the project POCARIM in 13 European countries, in order to identify which elements influence the change or constancy in a working sector in a moment of passage between two different jobs. The aim of this paper is to identify useful elements to describe evolution of job carrier for PhDs.
2016
Istituto di Ricerca sulla Crescita Economica Sostenibile - IRCrES
978-94-6300-675-0
PhDs
career trajectories
research career
segmentation
flexibility
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