Career Outcomes - UCSF Graduate DivisionCareer Outcomes by Gender More women than men enter careers in science policy, communications, and education. By 10-14 years after graduation,

January 2020

Career OutcomesBasic science PhD graduates, 2004-2019

Who is in this dataset?

Years post-graduation

Graduated # of alumni

0-4 Fall 2014-Spring 2019 488*5-9 Fall 2009-Summer 2014 54010-14 Fall 2004-Spring 2009 461Total Fall 2004-Spring 2019 1489

* Represents 4.75 years of graduates


# alumni outcomes unknown

% alumni outcomes unknown

% alumni outcomes

known0-4 34 7.0% 93.0%5-9 45 8.3% 91.7%10-14 37 8.0% 92%Total 116 7.8% 92.2%

Position held as of summer 2019

January 20202 graduate.ucsf.edu/stats

Career Groups Job FunctionsPostdoc Postdoctoral (research)

Tenure Track Faculty Faculty: tenured/tenure trackFaculty: tenure track unclear or not applicable

Non-tenure Track Faculty Non-tenure track facultyFull-time teaching staff (Instructor/Lecturer)Part-time teaching staff (Adjunct)

Academic Administration Academic administration

Academic Research Non-faculty Staff scientists and lab managers

Non-research Science Business Development, Consulting, and Strategic AlliancesClinical Research ManagementData Science, Analytics, and Software EngineeringEntrepreneurshipIntellectual Property and LawRegulatory AffairsSales and MarketingTechnical Support and Product Development

Research Outside University Research group leaders in industryResearch staff in industry, government or at non-profit organizations

Science Policy, Communications, and Education

Science Education and OutreachScience Policy and Government AffairsScience Writing and Communication



Who is not in this dataset?

• Healthcare providers (practicing clinicians)• Those completing further education (e.g., MSTP

students returning to the MD)• All careers not related to science



* Represents 4.75 years of graduates


# alumni unknown

% alumni unknown

% alumni known

0-4 34 7.0% 93.0%5-9 45 8.3% 91.7%10-14 37 8.0% 92%Total 116 7.8% 92.2%

Position held as of summer 2019


# alumni outcomes unknown

% alumni outcomes unknown

# alumni in other groups

% alumni in other groups

% of alumni in this dataset

0-4 34 7.0% 51 10.5% 82.6%5-9 45 8.3% 53 9.8% 81.9%10-14 37 8.0% 31 6.8% 85.2%Total 116 7.8% 135 9.1% 83.1%


Graduated # of alumni

0-4 Fall 2014-Spring 2019 488*5-9 Fall 2009-Summer 2014 54010-14 Fall 2004-Spring 2009 461Total Fall 2004-Spring 2019 1489


All Basic Science PhD Programs

1. Bioengineering2. Biological and Medical Informatics3. Biomedical Sciences4. Biophysics5. Chemistry and Chemical Biology6. Developmental and Stem Cell Biology7. Epidemiology and Translational Science8. Neuroscience9. Oral and Craniofacial Sciences10. Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics11. Tetrad


All Basic Science PhD ProgramsCareer Progression Trends by Job Function

January 2020

Years Post-graduation

Postdoc Tenure Track Faculty

Non-tenure Track Faculty & Instructors

Academic Administration

Academic Research

Non-faculty

Non-research Science

Research Outside

University

Science Policy, Communications,

and Education¢ 0-4 38% (152) 2% (10) 1% (5) 1% (4) 5% (21) 27% (108) 22% (88) 4% (15)¢ 5-9 9% (40) 12% (55) 4% (17) 1% (4) 9% (40) 29% (127) 30% (134) 6% (25)¢ 10-14 1% (3) 31% (123) 5% (18) 3% (10) 5% (19) 27% (106) 25% (99) 4% (15)

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All Basic Science PhD Programs

0-4 years post-graduation 5-9 years post-graduation 10-14 years post-graduation

¢ Postdoc 38% (152) 9% (40) 1% (3)¢ Tenure Track Faculty 2% (10) 12% (55) 31% (123)¢ Non-tenure Track Faculty & Instructors 1% (5) 4% (17) 5% (18)¢ Academic Administration 1% (4) 1% (4) 3% (10)¢ Academic Research Non-faculty 5% (21) 9% (40) 5% (19)¢ Non-research Science 27% (108) 29% (127) 27% (106)¢ Research Outside University 22% (88) 30% (134) 25% (99)¢ Science Policy, Communications & Education 4% (15) 6% (25) 4% (15)

Career Progression Trends by Years Post-graduation


School of Medicine School of Pharmacy

Biomedical SciencesDevelopmental and Stem Cell BiologyEpidemiology and Translational ScienceNeuroscienceTetrad

BioengineeringBiological and Medical InformaticsBiophysicsChemistry and Chemical BiologyPharmaceutical Sciences and

Pharmacogenomics





Academic Research

Non-faculty


Research Outside

University


and Education¢ 0-4 42% (100) 3% (7) 1% (3) 1% (2) 5% (12) 25% (60) 18% (43) 5% (12)¢ 5-9 12% (32) 15% (38) 4% (11) 2% (4) 10% (25) 20% (52) 30% (79) 7% (19)¢ 10-14 1% (2) 34% (77) 6% (13) 3% (7) 4% (9) 22% (50) 25% (57) 4% (10)




Academic Research

Non-faculty


Research Outside

University


and Education¢ 0-4 31% (50) 2% (3) 1% (1) 1% (2) 6% (9) 29% (47) 28% (45) 2% (3)¢ 5-9 5% (8) 7% (13) 3% (6) 0% (0) 9% (15) 42% (74) 30% (53) 3% (6)¢ 10-14 1% (1) 28% (44) 2% (3) 1% (2) 6% (10) 33% (53) 26% (42) 3% (4)

January 202010

School of Pharmacy PhD Programs

School of Medicine PhD Programs

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Career Outcomes by Gender

§More women than men enter careers in science policy, communications, and education.

§By 10-14 years after graduation, slightly more men than women enter tenure-track faculty positions and research positions outside the academy


Years post-grad # Female # Male % Female

0-4 267 264 50.3%

5-9 274 266 50.7%

10-14 199 262 43.2%

Career Outcomes by GenderAll basic science PhDs 0-4 years post-graduation

January 202012

MenWomen



January 202013

MenWomen



MenWomen


• We have far too few underrepresented graduates to draw conclusions.• The way we ask students about their race/ethnicity has changed over time.• The current student body is 22.0% URM.

non-URM URM % URM0-4 years 457 74 13.9%

5-9 years 500 40 7.4%

10-14 years 426 35 7.6%

Total 1383 149 9.7%

Career Outcomes by Race/EthnicityAll Basic Science PhD Programs

January 202015

URM Definition: U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are African American/Black; American Indian/Alaskan Native; Hispanic; Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; or multiracial when at least one of the preceding URM racial/ethnic groups was indicated.


AcknowledgmentsProject Manager:

Alicia Mejía, MA

Project Directors: Liz Silva, PhDGabriela Monsalve, PhDChris Des Jarlais, EdD

Data collection (student interns): Brianna Singleton, UCSF Nursing PhD(c)Jhoselene Alvarado, UC Santa BarbaraSunya Akhter, UCSF Global Health MS(c)Anais Leal, Cornish College of the ArtsBridget Leal, Hawaii Pacific University

January 202016

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