Doctorate Holders’ Labor Market and Mobility: The Academic Career as the First Choice

2016 ◽  
pp. 51-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laudeline Auriol ◽  
Toshiyuki ‘Max’ Misu ◽  
Fernando Galindo-Rueda
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
First Choice

scholarly journals Gender and Globalization of Academic Labor Markets: Research and Teaching Staff at Nordic Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Maria Pietilä ◽  
Ida Drange ◽  
Charlotte Silander ◽  
Agnete Vabø
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Research Staff ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Academic Labor Market ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Academic Labor

In this article, we investigate how the globalized academic labor market has changed the composition of teaching and research staff at Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish universities. We use national statistical data on the gender and country‐origin of universities’ teaching and research staff between 2012 and 2018 to study how the globalized academic labor market has influenced the proportion of women across career stages, with a special focus on STEM fields. We pay special attention to how gender and country‐origin are interrelated in universities’ academic career hierarchies. The findings show that the proportion of foreign‐born teaching and research staff rose substantially at the lower career level (grade C positions) in the 2010s. The increase was more modest among the most prestigious grade A positions, such as professorships. The findings show significant national differences in how gender and country‐origin of staff intersect in Nordic universities. The study contributes to research on the gendered patterns of global academic labor markets and social stratification in Nordic universities.

scholarly journals Hong Kong students entering Mainland China universities: a review of the admission scheme

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Y.C. Te ◽  
Gerard A. Postiglione
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Hong Kong Students

Purpose Studying abroad is not new for Hong Kong students, especially those from the middle class. For a variety of reasons, traversing to Mainland universities has been an unconventional path confined mostly to students who pursued specific programs, or had family or social ties. Beginning in 2012, an admission scheme was launched for Hong Kong students applying to Mainland universities. The purpose of this paper is to review the admission scheme. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on both quantitative and qualitative data sources. It includes statistics from official records of students’ application and enrollment figures, and documents obtained from multiple sources, as well as qualitative data through interviews of Hong Kong students who are studying in the Mainland universities. Findings The key findings are that since the implementation of the admission scheme, the number of applicants is rather stable irrespective of the changing socio-economic and political context. With the preferential treatment for Hong Kong students, low tuition fees, government financial assistance and scholarships, most students still consider studying in the Mainland a backup plan rather than a first choice. The academic performance of the students and academic/career aspirations have influenced their choice and decisions. Originality/value This paper contributes through providing both primary and secondary data to help understand the level of acceptance on the scheme since its implementation. It also reveals the perceptions of the students who have made their choice to study cross the border. In facing the emergent economic, socio-cultural and political challenges, some policies recommendations are proposed to boost the acceptance of the scheme. Moreover, it fills the research gap on student mobility from Hong Kong to Mainland China in the corpus of literature.

scholarly journals Bioscientists in Greece: To Be Or Not To Be A Teacher?

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Katerina Kedraka ◽  
Katerina Linara ◽  
Eleni Anna Mandala
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Career Option ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Personal Interests

Career development is a significant part of a person’s life. For Bioscientists inGreecefinding a job is not easy, especially recently, due to a severe economic crisis the country goes through, which has negatively affected the labor market. Although their academic curricula during their graduate studies strongly urge them towards research, most of them make a living as teachers in high schools. This study is a quality research on Bioscientists’s career in Education inGreece. Data was collected through interviews and the sample includes 16 Greek Bioscientists –seven working in Education and nine in other areas. For the results, Content Analysis was used and it revealed that for those working in a high school, although it wasn’t always their first choice, it turned out to be a good job alternative. For those who didn’t choose Secondary Education to work in, Academia is considered as an excellent career option but the limitation of available positions makes them turn to other employment alternatives, like pharmaceutical companies or marketing. To conclude, Bioscientists’ career inGreeceseems to be a dynamic process, formed according to personal interests, values and one’s personality as well as to external, mainly economic, factors, leading them to realistic, personal pursuits.

Factors in the choice of an academic career. Results of a questionnaire

1971 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-328
Author(s):  
P. J. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career

β-Blockers Not First Choice in Primary HT

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
ROBERT FINN
Keyword(s):  
First Choice ◽  
Β Blockers

Nonsurgical Therapies for Hepatocellular and Cholangiocellular Carcinoma

Swiss Surgery ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schmassmann
Keyword(s):  
Current Trend ◽  
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection ◽  
Cholangiocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Multidisciplinary Therapy ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Ethanol Injection ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Tumor Stages ◽  
Choice Of Treatment ◽  
Advanced Stages

Surgical resection is the first choice of treatment for patients with hepatocellular (HCC) and cholangiocellular carcinomas. Prolongation of survival is, however, the only realistic goal for most patients, which can be often achieved by nonsurgical therapies. Inoperable patients with large or multiple HCCs are usually treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with lipiodol in combination with a chemotherapeutic drug and gelfoam. Three-year survival depends on the stage of the disease and is about 20%. Patients with earlier tumor stages (one or two tumor nodules less than 3cm in size) are suitable for treatment with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) alone or in combination with TACE. Several studies have shown that in these early stages, the 3-year survival rate is approximately 55%-70% in the actively treated patients which is significantly higher than in untreated patients. In advanced stages of the disease, TACE and PEI have no effect on survival and should not be performed. Some of these patients have been successfully treated with octreotide. Patients with inoperable cholangiocellular carcinoma are treated by endoscopic or percutaneous stent placement. If stenting does not achieve adequate biliary drainage, multidisciplinary therapy including internal / external radiotherapy or photodynamic therapy should be considered in patients with potential long-term survival. In conclusion, nonresectional therapies play an essential role in the therapy of inoperable hepato- and cholangiocellular carcinomas as they lead to satisfactory survival. Multidisciplinary therapy appears to be the current trend of management.

Labor Market Attitudes and Retirement

1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-368
Author(s):  
Lois F. Copperman ◽  
Donna Stuteville
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market

The psychologist's guide to an academic career.

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Lange Rheingold
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career
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