Over the past 10 years, 36 Trainees have graduated with a PhD. 39 students are currently in Training. The average time to degree of those who graduated was 5.9 years.
For the benefit of potential applicants and others interested in our Training Program, we list information on the range of careers that are being pursued by Program Trainees. We have used career categories as per Pickett & Tilghman, PeerJ 2017. Of the 36 trainees who graduated over the past 10 years, majority of them are employed in academia or industry. Of those, 10 Trainees are primarily involved in research, 9 in science related careers, 16 Trainees are engaged in postdoctoral and further education, and one trainee is teaching.
Definitions
Primarily research: The primary, although not necessarily the only, focus is the conduct or oversight of scientific research.
Primarily teaching: The primary, although not necessarily the only, focus is education and teaching.
Science-related: Career that is relevant to the conduct of scientific research, but does not directly conduct or oversee research activities
Not related to science: Career that is not directly relevant to the conduct of scientific research
Further training or education: Temporary training position that includes postdoctoral research, completing medical residency, or pursuing an additional degree.
Unknown: have not been able to determine the current position
Reference: Pickett & Tilghman, 2017. https://peerj.com/preprints/3370v1/
Updated January 2023