Postdoc Snapshot 2021

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This report provides a July 1, 2021 snapshot of information related to University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry postdoctoral appointees. To view previous years' snapshots, click on the buttons provided above. 

A Postdoctoral Appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship. It is a transitional position and is viewed as preparatory for an academic and/or research career. The appointee is not part of a clinical training program. The appointee was recently awarded the PhD or equivalent doctorate, works under the supervision of a faculty member and has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his/her research or scholarship during the period of the appointment.

Appointment Information

There are a total of 115 postdoctoral appointees in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Titles and Job Codes

• 93 (81%) hold primary appointments as Postdoctoral Associates (job code 0093). Postdoctoral Associates are typically funded by research grants or institutional funds.
• 5 (4%) hold primary appointments as Visiting Postdoctoral Fellows (job code 0094). Visiting Postdoctoral Fellows are typically funded by organizations other than the U of R.
• 15 (13%) hold primary appointments as Postdoctoral Fellows (job code 0095). Postdoctoral Fellows are typically funded by training grants or individual postdoctoral fellowships.
• 2 (2%) hold dual postdoctoral appointments.

Departments and Advisors

There are postdocs appointed in more than 30 basic science and clinical departments and divisions throughout the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

The six departments/divisions/centers with the largest number of postdocs are Biochemistry and Biophysics, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology and Physiology, the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Environmental Medicine, and Neuroscience.

82 School of Medicine and Dentistry faculty members advise at least one postdoc.

Fellowship Support

3 postdocs are funded by individual postdoctoral fellowships: American Cancer Society (1), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (1), and National Institutes of Health (1).

Demographics

Age

The average age of School of Medicine and Dentistry postdocs is 34.

• The average age for Postdoctoral Associates is 34.
• The average age for Visiting Postdoctoral Fellows is 34.
• The average age for Postdoctoral Fellows is 33.

Citizenship

• 64 (56%) postdocs are foreign nationals.
• 47 (41%) postdocs are US citizens.
• 4 (3%) postdocs are US permanent residents.

Foreign nationals represent 22 countries throughout the world including: Brazil, Canada (2), China (15), Colombia, Czech Republic, France (2), Germany, Greece, India (22), Italy, Japan (5), Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nepal, Russian Federation, Serbia/Montenegro, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Kingdom (2).

Foreign nationals hold the following visa types:

• J-1/J-2: 51 (80%)
• F-1 OPT: 11 (17%)
• H1-B: 2 (3%)

Gender

• 56 (49%) postdocs are female.
• 59 (51%) postdocs are male.

Race and Ethnicity (US citizens and permanent residents only)

6 (5%) are from racial and/or ethnic groups underrepresented in science (Hispanic or Latino/a, African American or Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander)

Disadvantaged Background (US citizens and permanent residents only)

3 (3%) are from a disadvantaged background (as defined by the NIH after 11/22/2019)

Education Information

Doctoral Degrees Held

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Title	PhD	MD	MBBS	Other	Multiple
Postdoctoral Associate	82	6	-	2	3
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow	1	5	-	-	1
Postdoctoral Fellow	14	-	-	-	1
Totals	97	11	0	2	5

Countries in Which Doctoral Degrees were Earned

Doctoral degrees were earned in 22 countries throughout the world including: Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Grenada, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia/Montenegro, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Doctoral degrees were earned in nearly 90 institutions throughout the world.

Discipline/Degree Field

Postdocs received their degrees in the following disciplines: