Doctorate Holders’ Labor Market and Mobility: The Academic Career as the First Choice

A PhD in social sciences and humanities: impacts and mobility to get better salaries in an international comparison

“…On averagealthough not having statistically significant levels -PhD holders who are "not constant" in the same sector have slightly lower salaries, confirming previous evidence of this sort of mobility in career trajectories (King, Burke & Pemberton 2005). Both these figures are consistent with recent literature (Auriol, Misu and Freeman 2013;Auriol, Misu and Galindo-Rueda 2016), where, coincidentally, Italy is missing. To this regard a comparison with microdata about only PhD holders in Italy revealed that this sample overestimates the percentage of people working in any educational sector, as they should represent around two thirds in total.…”

“…Although not exclusively about PhD holders, Oleksiyenko (2013) demonstrates the importance of global mobility and the key role of globally attractive venues, insisting on the dynamic "outbound for upward". For PhD holders, to move in terms of sectors or to change country of residence as a result of having a highly specialized profile is as common as it is volatile (Auriol Misu and Galindo-Rueda 2016;Meissner, Gokhberg and Shmatko 2016) and needs attention and fresh empirical evidence. In general, there is a paucity of literature studying together salary and mobility after the PhDbeing mobility defined as both in geographical and sector terms.…”

Chapter 1: Understanding Students’ Academic Engagement in Learning amid Globalising Universities

“…A recent survey reported that one fifth of new academics in Europe completed their doctoral degree in a country different from that of their workplace (Ates & Brechelmacher, 2013). However, research has suggested that the researcher's mobility does not necessarily enhance his/her career advancement, and doctoral graduates' career prospects are more unstable and diverse than ever (e.g., Auriol et al, 2016). In the demanding and unclear career market, to support international doctoral students' meaningful study experiences, future studies should provide better understanding on how academic engagement can promote PhD degree holders' career trajectories within both academic and non-academic careers.…”

Work environment factors affecting foreign early-career researchers’ intention to stay, sense of belonging, and stress

“…In this context, HEIs' effort to be cognisant and support researchers from diverse origins is of utmost concern to better engage them in work and develop their expertise. This paper pays particular attention to foreign early-career researchers (FECRs), since, in academia today, those in the early stage of a research career often face precarious careers due to fragmented employment conditions, a competitive job market, and an extreme meritocracy (Åkerlind, 2005;Auriol et al, 2016;Castelló et al, 2017).…”