The job market for doctoral graduates is tough and getting tougher. Should governments intervene to make sure there are jobs for them, rather than allow a brain drain that hurts the economy and individual graduates? Daniel Schein, who holds a PhD in sociology from the Université du Québec à...
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Indeed, getting a first job after these studies is just the beginning of an arduous battle to secure work that matches a PhD graduate’s hard-won expertise. The most fortunate among them usually begin with a post-doctoral position earning about the same as the national average secretarial salary; less than $45,000 per year.
Living in a precarious economic situation with an average debt of $41,100 (the highest debt level among categories of college or university graduates), many PhDs experience critical mental health issues that include depression and stress, which can lead to suicide.
New expert report from the Council of Canadian Academies finds a growing number of doctoral graduates in Canada is having trouble transitioning to the labour market.
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