Survey on the Role of Doctoral Degree Holders in Society 2016

The survey investigated the employment and career development of doctoral degree holders in working life. The importance of academic skills and abilities in working life and their broader impact in society were also charted. The survey was related to the Academy of Finland Report on the State of Scientific Research in Finland, which charted the resources and publishing activities of universities and research institutions as well as the broader impact of scientific research in society. The respondents were first asked where they had worked before, during and after their dissertation research and the number of different employers they had had after the dissertation. The respondents' employers and work tasks at the time of the survey were studied. The importance of academic skills and abilities was studied by asking the respondents which skills had been important for them, in which contexts the skills had been useful, and if the respondents had gained any added value in the workplace from being a doctor. Broader impact of academic skills was studied by asking the respondents about the expert communities they belonged to and the ways their work activities related to academic research. Factors influencing the impact of the respondents' academic skills were studied with a number of statements. The background variables included the year when the respondent obtained the doctor's degree, university and field of study, age, and gender.

本调研深入探讨了在职业生涯中拥有博士学位者的就业状况与职业发展轨迹。研究不仅揭示了学术技能与能力在工作生涯中的重要性及其对社会产生的影响，还与芬兰科学院关于芬兰科学研究现状的报告相呼应，该报告详述了大学及研究机构所拥有的资源、出版活动以及科学研究在社会层面上的广泛影响。调研首先询问受访者在其论文研究前、中、后所从事的工作及其所服务过的不同雇主数量。受访者参与调研时的雇主及其工作职责亦被纳入研究范畴。通过对受访者所认为重要技能的识别、技能应用情境的分析以及作为博士是否在工作中获得额外价值的评估，对学术技能与能力的重要性进行了深入研究。此外，通过调查受访者所属的专业社群及其工作活动与学术研究的相关性，探讨了学术技能的更广泛影响。调研还通过一系列陈述分析了影响受访者学术技能影响力的因素。背景变量包括受访者获得博士学位的年份、就读大学与研究领域、年龄及性别。