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Thank you for participating in this pretest. This survey would be given 2 years after you graduate from the institution. As you answer the questions, 
please think of your ideal career situation at that time and the potential for any career changes you may have experienced. Your feedback will be 
very helpful. 
o.  Please record the start time when you begin, so we can approximate the time it takes to
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complete the survey.
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*1. When did you finish your most recent postdoctoral position? (MM/YYYY)

*2. Have you been employed in the past [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­

exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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*3. How many months after your most recent postdoctoral position did it take you to find

your first job?

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*4. What is your current employment status?
j a. Currently employed in a position, other than a postdoc
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j b. Currently employed as a postdoc
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j c. Negotiating for a position other than a postdoc with one or more specific organizations
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j d. Negotiating for a postdoc position with one or more specific organizations
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j e. Seeking employment but have no specific prospects (not currently employed)
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j f. Seeking postdoc position but have no specific prospects (not currently employed)
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j g. Enrolled in a full­time degree program
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j h. Do not plan to work or study
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j i. Other (please specify)
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*5. What is your job title?

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*6. How many months have you held this position?

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*7. What is the name of the institution in which you are currently employed?

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*8. How many months have you held this position?

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*9. What is the name of the institution with which you are negotiating a position?

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*10. What degree program are you pursuing?

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u. 

*11. In which type of organization are you employed? If you are negotiating, in which

type of organization would you be employed?
j a. Research intensive university or medical school
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j b. College or universities which are not research intensive but which conduct some research
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j c. University affiliated research institute
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j d. Community or two­year college
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j e. Pre­college educational system (preschool through high school)
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j f. U.S. Federal government
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j g. U.S. State government
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j j. Not for profit organization
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j k. Industry/Corporate (for profit)
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j l. Self­employed
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j h. U.S. Local government
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j i. Foreign government
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j m. Other (please specify)
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*12. What best describes your position?

j a. Academic Faculty, tenure­track
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j b. Academic Faculty, not tenure­track
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j c. Administration/management
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j d. Non­faculty Researcher
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j e. Teaching
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j f. Other (please specify)
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*13. Where is the location of your employment?
j a. In the U.S.
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j b. Outside the U.S.
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*14. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with this position?
j a. Very satisfied
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j b. Satisfied
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j c. Neutral
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j d. Dissatisfied
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j e. Very dissatisfied
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*15. In what career path does your position fit?
j a. Principal investigator in a research­intensive institution
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j b. Research in industry
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j c. Research staff in a research­intensive institution
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j d. Combined research and teaching careers
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j e. Teaching­intensive careers in academia
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j f. Science education for K­12 schools
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j g. Science education for non­scientists
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j h. Clinical practice
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j i. Public health related careers
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j j. Scientific/medical testing
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j k. Science writing
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j l. Research administration
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j m. Science policy
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j n. Intellectual property
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j o. Business of science
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j p. Entrepreneurship
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j q. Sales and marketing of science­related products
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j r. Support of science­related products
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j s. Drug/device approval and production
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j t. Clinical research management
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j u. Other (please specify)
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*16. How did you first hear of this position? (Check all that apply)
c a. Posting on online job board
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c b. Professional organization sites or listservs
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c c. Previous internship, job, or volunteer experience with the employer
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c d. Previous job shadowing experience with the employer
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c e. Institution’s career services
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c f. On­campus interview
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c g. On­campus career fair
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c h. Institution sponsored networking such as advisor referral, other faculty referral, or alumni network
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c i. Social Networking site (LinkedIn, etc.)
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c j. Colleague
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c k. Your PI/faculty mentor
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c l. Another faculty mentor
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c m. Family/Friend
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c n. I do not remember
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c o. Other (please specify)
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*17. Based on the list of career paths, have you changed career path(s) in the past [insert

2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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*18. How many times have you changed career paths?

*19. Based on the list of career paths, in which of the following career paths have you

held a job in the past [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years?
(Check all that apply)
c a. Principal investigator in a research­intensive institution
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c b. Research in industry
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c c. Research staff in a research­intensive institution
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c d. Combined research and teaching careers
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c e. Teaching­intensive careers in academia
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c f. Science education for K­12 schools
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c g. Science education for non­scientists
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c h. Clinical practice
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c i. Public health related careers
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c j. Scientific/medical testing
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c k. Science writing
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c l. Research administration
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c m. Science policy
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c n. Intellectual property
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c o. Business of science
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g
c p. Entrepreneurship
d
e
f
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c q. Sales and marketing of science­related products
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e
f
g
c r. Support of science­related products
d
e
f
g

c s. Drug/device approval and production
d
e
f
g
c t. Clinical research management
d
e
f
g
c u. Other (please specify)
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*20. How important were the following factors in changing career path?
5 
Extremely 
influential

3 

4  
Very influential

Moderately 
influential

2 
Slightly influential

1 
Not at all 

I don’t know

influential

a. Professional satisfaction

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b. Geographic location

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c. Work­life balance

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d. Salary level

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e. More job opportunities

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f. Availability of funding for 

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research
g. Mentor advice
h. Other (please specify) 

*FEEDBACK FOR QUESTION 20
What factors, if any, do you feel could be added to this table?
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*21. How many jobs have you had in the past [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific

post­exit survey] years?

*22. How many of those jobs were postdoctoral positions?

*23. How many times have you changed employers in the past [insert 2, 4, or 5

depending on the specific post­exit survey] years?

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24. Which of the following career activities have occurred in the last [insert 2, 4, or 5
depending on the specific post­exit survey] years? (Check all that apply)
c a. I applied for tenure at a university or college
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c b. I filed a patent application or have been granted a patent
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c c. I founded a company
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c d. I obtained a management or executive level position
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c e. I increased my sales goals
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c f. I developed new client relationships
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*FEEDBACK FOR QUESTION 24
What career activity(ies), if any, do you feel could be added to the list?
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*25. Has your work been featured in the popular press and/or media in the last [insert 2,

4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*25a. In what popular press and/or media has your work been featured? Please provide

the URL or citation.

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*26. Have you served as a grant reviewer in the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the

specific post­exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*26a. Please provide the name of the institution and the topic.

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*27. Have you served as a manuscript reviewer for a peer­reviewed journal in the last

[insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*27a. Please provide the name of the journal.

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28. What other career activities have occurred in the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the
specific post­exit survey] years?
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*29. In the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years, have

you applied for funding from NIH?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*29a. How many grant applications have you submitted?

*29b. How many were funded?

*29c. For how many are you awaiting notification?

*29d. For how many did you not receive funding?

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*30. In the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years, have

you applied for funding from Government agencies (excluding NIH)?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*30a. How many grant applications have you submitted?

*30b. How many were funded?

*30c. For how many are you awaiting notification?

*30d. For how many did you not receive funding?

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*31. In the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years, have

you applied for funding from Institutional Resources?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*31a. How many grant applications have you submitted?

*31b. How many were funded?

*31c. For how many are you awaiting notification?

*31d. For how many did you not receive funding?

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*32. In the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years, have

you applied for funding from Private sources (e.g., foundations, industry)?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*32a. How many grant applications have you submitted?

*32b. How many were funded?

*32c. For how many are you awaiting notification?

*32d. For how many did you not receive funding?

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*33. In the last [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the specific post­exit survey] years, have

you applied for funding from other sources?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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j c. I do not know
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*33a. How many grant applications have you submitted?

*33b. How many were funded?

*33c. For how many are you awaiting notification?

*33d. For how many did you not receive funding?

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*34. Have you been unemployed in the past in the past [insert 2, 4, or 5 depending on the

specific post­exit survey] years?
j a. Yes
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j b. No
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*34a. How many months were you unemployed?

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*Please record the end time when you finish, so we can approximate the time it takes to

complete the survey.
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AM/PM

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*A. What is your overall impression of the survey?
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*B. Were any of the instructions unclear? If yes, which questions and why? Please feel

free to use the back button to go back through the survey.
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6  

*C. Where there any questions where you feel the wording could be improved? If yes,

which questions and why? Please feel free to use the back button to go back through the
survey.
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*D. Were there any questions you feel did not apply to you? Why?
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*E. What are your comments about the order of the questions?
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*F. What suggestions do you have to encourage participation in the surveys?
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