Doctoral Graduates of Year 2014: Career and Employment Survey 2017

The data charted the careers and employment situations of Finnish doctoral graduates three years after they had obtained their degree in 2014. Themes of the survey included impact of a doctoral degree on employment, job satisfaction and development suggestions for doctoral education. The respondents were first asked to what extent different reasons had impacted their decision to take up a doctoral degree, and how they had financed their studies. They were asked to estimate the share of time they had spent on their doctoral dissertation alongside other work at the university. Relating to employment situation and quality of work, questions charted how the degree had affected the respondents' status in the job market and what their occupational status was at the time of the survey and what it had been 6 months before starting the degree and 6 months after finishing it. The respondents were asked if they had been unemployed after finishing their degree, and reasons were charted that potentially had hindered their employment. The respondents who were in paid work were asked the type of their current work tasks and the competences needed in their work. It was also examined whether a doctoral degree was a prerequisite for their current job as well as how well the respondents' work corresponded to their qualifications. Gross monthly income was also charted. With regard to the significance of a doctoral degree in occupational life, opinions were charted on whether the topic of the respondent's doctoral dissertation had been useful in employment, whether having a doctoral degree had led to an increased salary and better standing in occupational life, and whether doctoral education was useful when it came to employment and skills needed in occupational life. Relating to developing and improving doctoral education, views were probed on the guidance received during studies, satisfaction with the studies, and things that should be emphasised in the education (e.g. teaching skills, entrepreneurship). Background variables included the respondent's gender, field of study, and age at the time of graduation (dichotomised "under 36"/"36 and over").

本数据集记录了2014年获得学位后的三年间，芬兰博士毕业生的职业生涯与就业状况。调查主题涵盖了博士学位对就业、工作满意度和博士教育发展建议的影响。受访者首先被询问不同原因在多大程度上影响了他们攻读博士学位的决定，以及他们如何资助自己的学业。他们还被要求估算在攻读博士学位的同时从事其他大学工作的时长比例。关于就业状况和工作质量，调查内容涵盖了学位如何影响受访者在就业市场上的地位，以及他们在调查时、学位开始前六个月和学位完成后六个月的职业状况。受访者还被询问是否在完成学位后失业，以及可能导致他们就业受阻的原因。对于有偿工作的受访者，调查了他们当前工作任务的类型以及工作中所需的能力。同时，还考察了博士学位是否是他们当前工作的必要条件，以及受访者的工作与他们的资格是否相匹配。此外，还记录了受访者的毛月收入。关于博士学位在职业生活中的重要性，调查了受访者博士论文主题在就业中的实用性，是否拥有博士学位导致了薪酬的增加和职业地位的提升，以及博士教育在就业和职业生活中所需技能方面是否具有实用性。关于博士教育的发展和改进，调查了受访者在学习期间获得的指导、对学习的满意度，以及教育中应强调的内容（例如教学技能、创业精神）。背景变量包括受访者的性别、研究领域和毕业时的年龄（分为“36岁以下”和“36岁及以上”）。