Doctoral Graduates of Years 2012-2013: Career and Employment Survey 2015

The survey charted the employment and early careers of people who had obtained a doctoral degree from Finnish universities in 2012 and 2013. The respondents were first asked how they had financed their doctoral studies and what their reasons had been for taking up a doctoral degree. They were asked about the share of time they had spent on their doctoral dissertation during their studies alongside other work. Relating to employment situation and quality of work, questions charted what the respondents' occupational status was, how well their work corresponded to their qualifications, and what reasons had potentially hindered their employment. The respondents who were in paid work were asked their employer type, work tasks and competences needed in the work, gross monthly income, satisfaction with work, and ability to make use of skills learned in doctoral studies in their job. 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, university, field of study, time of starting studies, and age at the time of graduation (categorised).

本调查描绘了2012至2013年间，毕业于芬兰大学并获得博士学位人群的就业状况及早期职业生涯。受访者首先被询问其攻读博士学位的经费来源及选择博士学位的原因。此外，调查还涉及受访者在其学习期间，在完成博士论文的同时，投入于其他工作的时长分配。关于就业状况及工作质量，调查内容涵盖受访者的职业地位、工作与资质的匹配程度，以及可能阻碍其就业的因素。对于有收入工作的受访者，调查内容包括雇主类型、工作职责与所需能力、税前月薪、对工作的满意度，以及将博士学习中所学技能应用于工作中的能力。关于博士学位在职业生涯中的重要性，调查内容涉及受访者博士论文主题对就业的实用性、博士学位是否导致薪资增长及职业地位的提升，以及博士教育在就业及职业生活中所需技能的培养方面是否具有价值。此外，关于博士教育的开发与改进，调查还探讨了学习期间的指导、对学习的满意度，以及教育中应强调的方面（例如教学技能、创业精神）。背景变量包括受访者的性别、就读大学、研究领域、入学时间，以及毕业时的年龄（分类）等方面。