Finnish PhD Holders' Academic and Non-Academic Career Trajectories

Finland is the geographic scope for this national cohort study of PhD holder careers. The dataset, authored by Sundström Laura, provides a comparative analysis of employment status, sectors, and job profiles for PhD graduates. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare sectoral employment patterns between STEM and HSS PhD graduates based on the description of sectoral preferences.
• Analyze the prevalence of research-intensive versus multi-skilled job profiles among PhD holders based on the described career profiles.
• Study the diversification of PhD career paths over time based on the description of changing career targets.
• Inform the design of tailored career support services for doctoral candidates based on the described gaps in career guidance.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on national cohort data from Finland, providing a defined population scope.
• The study explicitly compares academic and non-academic career trajectories, a stated research gap.
• The 64.1 KB file size suggests the dataset is focused and manageable for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is contained in a DOCX file, which may require parsing to extract structured information.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sundström Laura

Collection Method

Comparative analysis using national cohort data, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 15:54:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Finland