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Job Prospects for Young Scientists
Once upon a time, scientists finished doctoral programs and got research and teaching positions at universities. But that's practically a fairy tale for today's young scientists. The fact is that the applicant pool is growing and the number of jobs is shrinking. So what's a nation to do? We'll talk about the problem and possible solutions in this hour of Science Friday.
Guests:
Alan Hale
Co-Discoverer, Comet Hale-Bopp
Director, Southwest Institute for Space Research
Cloudcroft, NM
Sharon Hays
Report Author, "At the Edge of a New Frontier: A Profile of the Stanford University Biomedical Ph.D. Class of 1996"
Princeton Junction, NJ
Darryl Chubin
Co-Author, "Rethinking Science as a Career,"
Published by Research Corporation
Acting Assistant Director for Social and Behavioral Sciences
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Washington, DC
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