Market Availability Data

Data on jobseekers with advanced degrees by discipline are collected to form the basis of a calculated benchmark which measures the academic workforce and potential applicant pools. The two primary sources for these data are:

RTI International data are obtained in two sets. The first set represents the total number of Ph.D.s awarded in the U.S. from the most recent five years of data. These data are used to establish the benchmark (or the "availability data") for tenure-track assistant professors. The second set of data represents the benchmark for tenured professors (rank of associate and full).

To apply these data to UCSD faculty, the discipline in which each faculty member achieved a Ph.D. is identified and matched to the most relevant discipline in the RTI data set per the discipline. The data for groups of faculty, for example, all tenured faculty in a specific department, are tallied and percentages for available applicants are determined. Data on Master degrees are also factored into the calculations of availability data, as may be relevant to academic departments in the visual and performing arts

The AAMC faculty roster is the primary source for developing benchmarks for our faculty with M.D.s in the Health Sciences. This roster provides data on the number of faculty in U.S. medical schools by rank, , and department. To tailor AAMC data to UCSD faculty, a process similar to that described above for faculty with Ph.D.s is applied to faculty with M.D.s.