Postdoctoral Web Survey Please take this survey only once, because only your first submission will be recorded.
I. Demographic Information
1. What is the name of the institution where you are conducting your postdoc? Baylor College of Medicine California Institute of Technology Cornell Univ. Duke Univ. Harvard Univ. Indiana Univ. Johns Hopkins Univ. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford Univ. Univ. of Arizona Univ. of California, Berkeley Univ. of California, Los Angeles Univ. of California, San Diego Univ. of California, San Francisco Univ. of Colorado Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Minnesota Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Univ. of Pennsylvania Univ. of Southern California Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr. Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas Univ. of Washington Univ. of Wisconsin Washington Univ. 2. What department are you conducting your postdoc in? 3. What is your gender? Male Female 4. What is your age? 5. What is the status of your residence in the US? US Citizen Permanent Resident Other Visa Holder
6. What is your marital status? Single Married Domestic Partnership What is your spouse's occupation? None Student Postdoc Faculty/Staff at a Research Institution Other -If you answered other below, than write in his/her occupation below.
II. Education and Funding 1. Is this your first postdoctoral position? Yes No a. How many postdocs have you completed prior to this one? b. For how many years have you been a postdoc prior to this position? 2. What is the source of your funding for your current position? NIH NSF Howard Hughes Other - If you answered other above, please fill in the source of funding below. 3. What is the name of grant? 4. For how many months was funding awarded? 5. What month are you in your postdoc?
6. Please enter the stipend amount per year, only include the current grant if you have done multiple postdocs. (If you have n years of funding fill in the first n spots only) 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year 6th Year 7th Year 8th Year 7. Where did you get your Ph.D.? 8. What is the Ph.D. in? 9. Did you get a Masters before your Ph.D.? Yes -Where did you get it? No 10. What is the Master's in? 11. Where did you get your AB/BA/BS? 12. What is the AB/BA/BS in? 13. Do you have a deferred student loan? Yes -Does your loan allow deferral depending on your student status? Yes No Don't know No -Why do you not have a deferred student loan? I don't have a student loan I chose not to defer even though I was technically able to defer Because my institute does not classify me as a student so I was not able to defer the loan 14. How many hours do you work on an average week? 14. Do you feel that you earn a living wage? Yes No
III. Benefits 1. Are medical benefits covered by or offered through your institution? Yes -Which benefits do you pay for through your institution? Health Insurance Mental Health Vision Dental None -Which benefits are covered for free? Health Insurance Mental Health Vision Dental None No -Is this because of the way in which your institution classifies you and your position? Yes No Don't Know 2. Have you delayed or forgone medical treatment because of inadequate or nonexistent insurance? Yes -In what area did you delay or forego treatment? Medical Mental Health Vision Dental No
IV. Housing 1. What is your monthly rent or share of the monthly rent? I do not have a monthly rent (e.g. own a home, live with family) 2. Do you have roommates? Yes -Is one of them your spouse/partner? Yes No -How many roommates do you have including a spouse/partner? No
V. The Postdoctoral Experience 1. How satisfied are you professionally with your postdoctoral experience? very satisfied satisfied neutral dissatisfied very dissatisfied 2. How satisfied have you been with the quality of life that you have experienced as a postdoc? very satisfied satisfied neutral dissatisfied very dissatisfied 3. How satisfied are you with the way that your institution deals with postdocs administratively? very satisfied satisfied neutral dissatisfied very dissatisfied 4. Does your institution have a formal postdoctoral union? Yes -How much do you feel that the union's existence has helped to raise any of the above levels of satisfaction? very helpful helpful hasn't helped or hurt harmful very harmful No -How helpful do you think a formal postdoctoral union would be in raising any of your above satisfaction levels? very helpful helpful won't help or hurt harmful very harmful -If a formal postdoctoral union were formed, than you would ... join today would probably end up joining would have to think long and hard about it would probably not join would not ever join 5. On an average week how much face to face contact do you have with your PI? 0-15 minutes 15-30 minutes 30-45 minutes 45-60 minutes 1-2 hours 2-3 hours 3 or more hours 6. How would you rate your level of satisfaction with the guidance you are receiving from your PI? very satisfied satisfied neutral dissatisfied very dissatisfied 7. How does your PI view you? As a colleague As a student As a helping hand As cheap labor 8. How do you view your PI? Only as a boss Boss/Mentor Only as a mentor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9. How do you view your postdoctoral position? Only as work Work/Education Only as education 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10. Please rate the following attributes the way that you did when you were seeking a postdoctoral position.
Click the button to the right when you have finished the question 8. 11. Did you and your PI negotiate what sort of data, ideas, and projects you will be able to take with you on the completion of your postdoc prior the start of the position? Yes No -Have you discussed this since you started your postdoc? Yes No
12. What sort of academic freedom do you have in your lab? operate solely on use direction from PI/ totally self-guided directions from the PI and self-guidance equally 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13. How well did your expectations formulated as a grad student of a Postdoctoral position match up with the actual experience? it is exactly what I expected for the most part it is what I expected some aspects are as I expected, but others were totally off most aspects were different than my expectations, but some were the same my expectations were totally incorrect 14. Do you feel that you received proper guidance into the possibility of a career as a research scientist during your undergraduate years? Yes -Where did you get this guidance? No -Why not? 15. Do you feel that you received proper guidance regarding the postdoctoral experience during graduate school? Yes -Where did you get this guidance? No -Why not?