Trends in the early careers of life scientists / Committee on Dimensions, Causes, and Implications of Recent Trends in the Careers of Life Scientists, Board on Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1998.

xv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Education and Research Training of Life-Science PhDs -- Ch. 3. Early-Career Employment Profiles of Life-Science PhDs -- Ch. 4. Opportunities, Constraints, and Future Needs -- Ch. 5. Implications of the Findings -- Ch. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Alternative Statement on Recommendation 3: Henry Riecken -- App. G. Getting Started on the World Wide Web: Web Sites of Interest to Young Scientists.

Includes bibliographical references.