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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Policy. 2015 Feb 16;44(9):1659–1671. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.013

Table 2.

Example mapping of STAR METRICS occupational categories to the STEM workforce typology

FACULTY (4 possible combinations):
Permanence [P] Research Role [R] Track [T] Scientific Training [S] Clinical Association [C]
1 Permanent Provide oversight Professorial track Advanced degree Clinical
2 Non-Permanent Generate new ideas Non-Professorial
track		 Some scientific training Non-clinical
3 Provide support No track No scientific training
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH (2 possible combinations):
Permanence [P] Research Role [R] Track [T] Scientific Training [S] Clinical Association [C]
1 Permanent Provide oversight Professorial track Advanced degree Clinical
2 Non-Permanent Generate new ideas Non-Professorial
track		 Some scientific training Non-clinical
3 Provide support No track No scientific training
RESEARCH ANALYST/COORDINATOR (8 possible combinations): Example occupational categories: Research analysts; Study coordinators; IACUC coordinators; Clinical coordinator; Clinical specialist; Research specialist; Lab coordinator
Permanence [P] Research Role [R] Track [T] Scientific Training [S] Clinical Association
[C]
1 Permanent Provide oversight Professorial track Advanced degree Clinical
2 Non-Permanent Generate new ideas Non-Professorial track Some scientific training Non-clinical
3 Provide support No track No scientific training