Challenges for ECRs in STEMM - On-line survey data supporting BioRxiv manuscript

This data set supports the article Survey of Australian STEMM Early Career Researchers published in BioRxiv in February 2020Abstract:We sought to understand the pressures on Early Career Researchers (ECR) in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, & Medicine (STEMM) disciplines, collecting data from 658 ECRs working in Australia. Respondents indicated a “love of science”, but most also indicated an intention to leave their position. Decisions were primarily motivated by job insecurity (52%), while grievances included poor supervision (60%), bullying or harassment (34%), inequitable hiring practices (39%) and poor support for families (9.6%). A concerning rate of “questionable research practices” by colleagues (34.1% to 41.1%) was reported to have impacted ECR career advancement. Our study links recent reports that characterise the health of the research industry, providing direct insight from ECRs on job insecurity, workplace culture challenges, and the logical rise of questionable research practices. Internationally, nationally and institutionally the research community needs to improve job security (care for our people) and the quality of research data (our product).本数据集支持2020年2月发表于BioRxiv的《澳大利亚STEMM领域早期职业研究者调查》一文。摘要：本研究旨在了解科学、技术、工程、数学与医学（Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, & Medicine，STEMM）领域早期职业研究者（Early Career Researchers，ECR）所面临的压力，共收集了澳大利亚境内658名早期职业研究者的相关数据。受访对象均表达了对科研的热爱，但其中绝大多数同时表示有意离职。离职决定的首要动因是工作不稳定（占比52%），而受访对象提及的不满事项包括：导师指导不力（60%）、霸凌或骚扰（34%）、招聘流程不公（39%）以及家庭支持不足（9.6%）。另有数据显示，34.1%至41.1%的受访者曾因同行存在"可疑科研行为"而遭遇职业发展受阻，这一比例令人担忧。本研究结合了近期针对科研行业健康状况的相关报告，直接呈现了早期职业研究者对工作不稳定、职场文化困境以及可疑科研行为滋生逻辑的真实见解。无论是国际、国家还是机构层面，科研界都需要提升工作保障（即"关爱科研人员"）并优化科研数据质量（即"我们的核心产出"）。