Importantly,
most junior faculty members are quite satisfied.
Not exact matches
The single least expected and
most significant finding of our study of
junior faculty was that their success — defined as tenure or extension of contract — is a function not of how well they perform but of decisions the institution makes before they arrive.
The motivations
most frequently cited by investigators who withheld data were that sharing required too much effort (80 %) and that scientists needed to protect the ability of a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or
junior faculty member to publish (64 %).
By
most accounts, the limited funds for the hiring of postdocs and
junior faculty make such positions competitive, and this holds true for the neurosciences.
The low minority representation in mentoring positions in science directly dictates the feeling of isolation that
most minority students, postdoctoral fellows, and
junior faculty experience.
The postdoctoral and
junior -
faculty years correspond with the prime childbearing years, and
most of the part - time researchers interviewed for this article adapted their work schedules so that they could pursue a scientific career and raise a family
The
most common management error Johnson cites among
junior faculty has little to do with lab personnel.
In 2007, Chris was awarded the Dorsett L. Spurgeon prize given to the
most promising postdoctoral fellows or
junior faculty members at Harvard Medical School.
One of ASH's
most prestigious award programs, the ASH Scholar Awards financially support fellows and
junior faculty dedicated to careers in hematology research as they transition from training programs to careers as independent investigators.
Finally, an increasing number of research - intensive medical schools and hospitals (where
most physician - scientists work) have constructed multifaceted programs aimed at encouraging medical students to become involved with research before and after receiving their MD degree and at protecting the research time of young physician - scientists during their
junior faculty appointments.22 - 24
Katie Davis, Ed.D.» 11, recently received the National Science Foundation's
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, the NSF's
most prestigious award in support of
junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher - scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.
Yet despite this intensive screening, the top departments remain at the top by selectively retaining only the
most prolific researchers from among their
junior faculty.
Junior faculty express the
most satisfaction with teaching (mean = 4.02), followed by how they spend their time (3.77); the support services and research composite scores are 3.52 and 3.5 respectively.