A conceptual framework for studying science research careers

Cañibano, Carolina; Woolley, Richard; Iversen, Eric James; Hinze, Sybille; Hornbostel, Stefan; Tesch, Jakob

doi:10.1007/s10961-018-9659-3

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“…The career trajectories of doctoral graduates have been the subject of many studies (Mangematin 2000;Cañibano et al 2018), including in their scope both internal factors, such as personal preferences, characteristics of the study and network opportunities (Mangematin 2000;Jackson and Michelson 2015) and external factors, such as labour market demand (Bloch, Graversen, and Pedersen 2015). However, the actual means used by doctorate holders to find a job outside academia have received little attention.…”

Section: University-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The OILM concept explains the forms of career models emerging from industry-university research and development (R&D) collaborations, such as hybrid careers (Cañibano et al 2018). 'Linked scientists' are researchers whose work roles and careers straddle firms and universities: entrepreneurial professors, postdoctoral researchers who play a major role in collaborative projects and doctoral students who are jointly trained by universities and firms by means of varying arrangements.…”

Section: University-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Doctoral graduates’ transition to industry: networks as a mechanism? Cases from Norway, Sweden and the UK

Germain-Alamartine

Ahoba-Sam

Moghadam-Saman

et al. 2020

Studies in Higher Education

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Increased public investment in PhD education to drive innovation has led to a recent rapid growth in the number of PhD graduates. Academic labour markets have not developed at the same pace. An ever-larger share of the graduates is finding employment in industry. The transition from academia to industry is not always easy. The present study aims to provide insights into the role played by PhDs' networks in the job search after graduation. Our data comprise interviews with industry-employed doctoral graduates in STEM disciplines from Sweden, Norway and the UK. Our findings show that PhDs' autonomously built personal networks can help match their specific scientific expertise with labour market demands. We distinguish country-specific patterns and characteristics of the transition, in which regional career paths are more (Scandinavia) or less (the UK) noticeable. The study has practical implications, in particular for PhD students and graduates, related to their career orientation.

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Section: University-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: University-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Doctoral graduates’ transition to industry: networks as a mechanism? Cases from Norway, Sweden and the UK

Germain-Alamartine

Ahoba-Sam

Moghadam-Saman

et al. 2020

Studies in Higher Education

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“…Finding a job outside academia is also possible for doctorate holders, both from STEM and SSH disciplines (Drejer, Holm, & Østergaard, 2016;Fritsch & Krabel, 2012;Neumann & Tan, 2011;Stephan, Sumell, Black, & Adams, 2004). Actually, it is sometimes a first choice for them: research is not conducted by universities only, but also by research institutes and companies (Cañibano et al, 2018). It also happens that scientists are employed part time by a university and part time by another organization: it is the case of hybrid careers (Cañibano et al, 2018), which can result from university-industry overlapping labour markets (Lam, 2007).…”

Section: Doctorate Holders' Employment and Job Mismatchesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Doctoral education in the entrepreneurial university : enhanced employability?

Germain-Alamartine

2020

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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This dissertation explores the issue of employability of doctorate holders through the theoretical lens of the model of the entrepreneurial university. It starts from the observation that there is a bottleneck in the academic labour market in many countries, making it increasingly difficult for recent doctoral graduates to engage in an academic career. Traditionally, doctoral education was designed for a career in academia; but the employment situations of doctorate holders call for more relevance of doctoral education and doctoral-level skills on the non-academic labour market. The main argument of this dissertation is that the openness and the interactions of the entrepreneurial university with its environment, in particular its region, makes it a relevant model to enhance the employability of doctorate holders outside academia. The thesis is based on five publications written either solely by the author or in collaboration with other scholars, mostly case studies compiling both qualitative and quantitative data and approaches. Three main findings can be highlighted from the research: (i) the entrepreneurial university increases its socioeconomic impact by building an alignment with regional stakeholders over the years and thanks to key individuals, by retaining human and social capital within itself and by broadening the scope of its activities and stakeholders; (ii) doctorate holders' employability is key in the entrepreneurial university's regional socioeconomic impact, as they are increasingly employed outside academia but are likely to experience job mismatches in this situation, mainly related to education and skills; (iii) regional stakeholders can take different types of initiatives to enhance the employability of doctorate holders, and increase the entrepreneurial university's socioeconomic impact: more specifically, doctorate holders and non-academic employers can get to know each other better; intermediaries such as Science Parks can support them through the creation of meeting places. The dissertation contributes to the literature on the entrepreneurial university by focusing on the population of doctoral students and doctorate holders, at the crossroads of its three missions (education, research and 'third mission'). It also suggests the following main recommendations: to universities, beyond adapting the content of doctoral education to the needs of non-academic employers, put emphasis on marketing it to them, so that they understand what it is worth; to doctorate holders, expand their knowledge of career possibilities, and behave entrepreneurially by initiating activities to complement what could be missing in their education; to non-academic employers, collaborate with universities and communicate their needs to them to influence the design of curricula.

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“…Career trajectories of doctorate holders have been extensively studied (Mangematin, 2000;Cañibano et al, 2018). Both internal factors, such as personal preferences, characteristics of the study and network opportunities (Mangematin, 2000;Jackson and Michelson, 2015); and external factors, such as the labour market Doctorate Holders' Transition to Industry: Networks as a Mechanism?…”

Section: 2university-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The OILM concept explains the forms of career models emerging from the industry-university R&D collaborations, such as hybrid careers (Cañibano et al, 2018). 'Linked scientists' are researchers whose work roles and careers straddle firms and universities; entrepreneurial professors, post-doctoral researchers who play a major role in collaborative projects, and doctoral students who are jointly Doctorate Holders' Transition to Industry: Networks as a Mechanism?…”

Section: 2university-industry Network and Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Doctorate Holders' Transition to Industry: Networks as a Mechanism?

Germain-Alamartine¹,

Ahoba-Sam²,

Moghadam-Saman³

et al. 2019

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The number of PhD graduates getting employed in industry in the EU has seen significant increase in the past decades. Although studies show generally that personal networks play an important role in the labour market process, little is known about the actual role networks play in the specific case of PhD graduates' transition from academia to industry. Consequently, this study aims to provide insight into the roles played by PhDs' networks in the job search after graduation. The study benefits from a social network perspective, in which extended intersectoral networks can be of central importance for doctorate holders' careers. Such extended networks are developed and managed within the broader context of university-industry collaborations to facilitate knowledge exchange between the two sectors. Accordingly, the study builds on the notion of 'overlapping internal labour markets', which refers to the emergence of career models based on university-industry links. Our data comprises 31 interviews with industry-employed STEM doctorate holders from Sweden, Norway and the UK. Our findings show that networks can play a facilitating role in matching the PhD's specific scientific expertise with labour market demands. Further, we elucidate country-specific patterns and characteristics of university-industry transition after PhD graduation, with regional career paths more (Scandinavia) or less (the UK) noticeable. Finally, the study has practical implications, in particular for doctoral students and PhD graduates related to their career orientation post-PhD.

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A conceptual framework for studying science research careers

Cited by 19 publications

References 105 publications

Doctoral graduates’ transition to industry: networks as a mechanism? Cases from Norway, Sweden and the UK

Doctoral graduates’ transition to industry: networks as a mechanism? Cases from Norway, Sweden and the UK

Doctoral education in the entrepreneurial university : enhanced employability?

Doctorate Holders' Transition to Industry: Networks as a Mechanism?

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