<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to describe the PhD study and after graduation situation of graduates of Czech universities who completed their programme between 2010 - 2017. The first phase of the investigation was a quantitative study of a representative sample of Czech PhD graduates that aimed at revealing details of their study and after-graduation opportunities and careers. The second phase of the investigation was a qualitative study of a small sample aimed at understanding the reasons of young people to pursue a PhD programme at a university, to reveal academic, social and personal factors that influenced their decision to complete the PhD study and start an employment at a university.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to describe the PhD study and after graduation situation of graduates of Czech universities who completed their programme between 2010 - 2017. The first phase of the investigation was a quantitative study of a representative sample of Czech PhD graduates that aimed at revealing details of their study and after-graduation opportunities and careers. The second phase of the investigation was a qualitative study of a small sample aimed at understanding the reasons of young people to pursue a PhD programme at a university, to reveal academic, social and personal factors that influenced their decision to complete the PhD study and start an employment at a university.

PhD graduates at Czech Universities: the Account of their Study, Postdoc Options and Job Ambitions

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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The aim of the paper is to describe the PhD study and after graduation situation of graduates of Czech universities who completed their programme between 2010...

PhD graduates at Czech Universities: the Account of their Study, Postdoc Options and Job Ambitions

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 54 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0004

Keywords
academic career, PhD study graduate, postdoc

© 2019 Adriana Wiegerová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

PhD graduates at Czech Universities: the Account of their Study, Postdoc Options and Job Ambitions

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 54 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0004

Keywordsacademic career, PhD study graduate, postdoc

© 2019 Adriana Wiegerová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
academic career, PhD study graduate, postdoc