Professional Careers and Mobility of Russian Doctorate Holders

P. 145–170.

Shmatko N., Katchanov Y. L.

The career paths of Russian doctorates are explored based on three types of mobility: inter-sectoral, intra-sectoral and international mobility. The project focuses on two major interlinked issues: 1) mobility and internationalization, 2) skills and motivations for research career.

The career trajectories of doctoral holders are addressed in terms of career employment and effects on productivity (publications, patents, salary). This analysis is complemented by a second major issue, which aims to understand the role of motivations, experiences, professional shifts and other social phenomena in decision-making processes concerning career paths, and the decisions of opting for one type of mobility over the other, when mobile.

The study of Russian doctorate holders confirmed the main trend of modern R&D system, namely the intensification of international contacts and cooperation at all levels: individual, institutional and intergovernmental. The second major issue aims to understand the role of motivations, experiences, professional shifts and other social phenomena in decision-making processes concerning career paths, and the decisions of opting for one type of mobility over the other, when mobile.

 

Keywords: научная карьера, labour market, исследователи, intergenerational mobility, R&D personnel, мобильность на рынке труда, международная мобильность, career path, Russian Researchers, Doctorate Holders, кандидаты и доктора наук

Publication based on the results of: Monitoring survey of Highly Qualified R&D Personnel: competency patterns of researchers and engineers (2016)

In book

The Science and Technology Labor Force: The Value of Doctorate Holders and Development of Professional Careers

Dordrecht: Springer, 2016.