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Does America Have a Scientist Shortage?
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according to Derek Lowe
(aka 'The Contrarian'). In his October 2012 article
that appeared in Discover
magazine, Mr. Lowe cites the following statistics to support his assertion: Of 633e3 graduate-level
students in science, engineering, and health fields in 2012, less than ¼ secure a tenure
track academic job within 5 years of earning a Ph.D. Of 63e3 postdoc appointees in the same
group, up 45% from 2000, many cannot find permanent employment. A 3%
(doesn't seem like that much to me) decrease from 2006
to 2010 in federal non-defense R&D funding harms science-related job seekers. The overarching
theme is that the problem is not a deficit of graduates, but a glut of high quality candidates
for employers. He also published an article on the same topic earlier in the year titled, ".No,
America Does NOT Need More Scientists and Engineers" It's a thing with him.
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