Recent Earth And Space Science PhDs Finding Employment

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Alexandria VA (SPX) Aug 26, 2005
The American Geological Institute (AGI), in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), released an analysis of employment patterns and demographics of 2003 PhD recipients in the earth and space sciences.

Results from the survey show that employment opportunities remain stable for geoscientists going into the workforce, with 87 percent of respondents finding work directly related to their field.

Starting salaries also remained steady or increased slightly in 2003, compared to recent years. Graduates accepting postdoctoral positions slightly increased as did the number of women earning PhDs in 2003.

This survey also examines the demographics of recent doctoral recipients, as well as their perception of the job market and the ease of getting positions in industry, government, academia and the non-profit sector.

The analysis also points to changes in research areas, indicating an increasing trend towards environment-related geoscience fields, such as oceanography, while the number of PhDs awarded in solid Earth geology slightly declined.

The earth and space science PhD survey shows some important issues about the interaction of students and advisors, the function of universities in providing support for career development, and the role of networking in finding employment.

The survey was conducted by the Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, AGI and AGU, who have been collecting this data since 1998.

A copy of this report is available online.

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Hoping For The Luck Of Daniel: Indian Bandits Could Face The Lions' Den

Lucknow, India (AFP) Aug 24, 2005
Robbers in India's Uttar Pradesh state had better be hoping for the luck of Daniel. A pride of lions is to be unleashed in a bandit-infested part of the state in what is reminiscent of the Biblical tale in which Daniel was thrown into a den of lions. He survived unscathed, and credited God.

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