Hiring Criteria in Biology Departments of Academic Institutions

We surveyed faculty in the biology departments of US institutions of higher education to compare the experience and training valued by faculty at hiring institutions with the experience and training most graduate students receive. Our data show that associate, baccalaureate, and master's instit...

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Published in:Bioscience 2006-05, Vol.56 (5), p.430-436
Main Authors: FLEET, CHRISTINE M, ROSSER, MEREDITH F. N, ZUFALL, REBECCA A, PRATT, MARNEY C, FELDMAN, TRACY S, LEMONS, PAULA P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academia
academic job market
biology education
Career Development
Careers
College students
Competition
DEPARTMENTS
graduate education
Graduate Students
Graduate studies
Grants
Higher education
Hiring
Institutions
Mentoring
Professional development
Public records
Research skills
Student Development
Student publications
Studies
Teaching
Teaching experience
Training
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Summary:We surveyed faculty in the biology departments of US institutions of higher education to compare the experience and training valued by faculty at hiring institutions with the experience and training most graduate students receive. Our data show that associate, baccalaureate, and master's institutions value teaching experience and skills more highly than research skills. In contrast, doctoral institutions place a higher value on the ability to publish research and obtain outside funding. These findings provide quantitative and qualitative insight into discrepancies between the values of those who train graduate students in biology and the expectations of the institutions likely to hire these individuals.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2006)056[0430:HCIBDO]2.0.CO;2