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IES Postdoctoral Research Training Program

Postdoctoral Fellow Survey

Please return by June 18, 2010, to Allen.Ruby@ed.gov

I. Respondent Information

Name

Email address

Gender Female

Male

Postdoctoral training site (university)

Primary mentor

Date of entry into IES Postdoctoral Education 

Research Training Program (month/year)

Current year in program, if applicable (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 

3

rd)

Date left or finished program, if applicable 

(month/year)

Where did you complete your doctoral work? 

(Specify university and department)

Who was your graduate school dissertation advisor?

Degree completed 

Ph.D.

Ed.D.

Other. Please specify: 

Year degree 

completed

Citizenship status U.S. Citizen

Permanent Resident

Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? No

Yes

What is your race?

(Check one or more)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White

II. Accomplishments
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Number of publications authored or co-authored DURING fellowship 

years, or resulting from work conducted during fellowship; include 

published or in press refereed journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, 

and monographs.

Number of refereed conference presentations authored or co-authored 

DURING fellowship years, or resulting from work conducted during 

fellowship.

Title of independent research project completed/expected to be completed

based on IES postdoctoral fellowship.

Please attach a one-page abstract of your independent research project to this survey.

IIa. Please Provide Citations for Published or In Press Papers 

IIb. Please Provide Citations for Conference Presentations 

IIc. Other Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)
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III. Satisfaction with Training Experience

How satisfied are you with the education research training you received during your IES 

Postdoctoral Education Research Training fellowship? Please rate below.

Very

Dissatisfied

(1)

Somewhat 

Dissatisfied

(2)

Neither 

Satisfied nor 

Dissatisfied

(3)

Somewhat 

Satisfied

(4)

Very 

Satisfied

(5)

Knowledge gained of relevant 

education research content 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge gained of education 

research methodology & 

statistics 1 2 3 4 5

Opportunities for meaningful 

independent research in 

education 1 2 3 4 5

Opportunities to publish 1 2 3 4 5

Opportunities to present at 

conferences 1 2 3 4 5

Opportunities to learn grantwriting 1 2 3 4 5

Overall preparation for 

obtaining future employment in 

education research 1 2 3 4 5

Overall satisfaction with quality

of mentoring received from 

primary mentor 1 2 3 4 5

Overall satisfaction with quality

of training received 1 2 3 4 5

Please comment on the overall quality of your training experience:

IV. Postfellowship Information

If you are in your last year of training or have concluded your training, please complete the 

following section:
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Have you secured employment yet that will 

begin or has begun following completion of 

your IES Postdoctoral Education Research 

Training Program?

No

Yes

If you have secured employment, what type of 

institution are/will you be employed in?

University

4-year college

2-year college

Government

Nonprofit

Private Research/Business

Practice/Direct service 

Other

If you have secured employment, what type of 

position do/will you hold?

Full-time faculty

Lecturer

Postdoctoral fellow

Research associate

Practice/Direct service

Other

If you have secured employment, what type of 

research do/will your duties primarily focus on?

Education research

Other research

None

If you have secured employment, please 

complete the following information regarding 

the positions you have held:

(1) Position Title and Institution

 Dates of Employment

(2) Position Title and Institution

Dates of Employment

(3) Position Title and Institution

Dates of Employment

Have you submitted a grant proposal to IES yet 

on which you are either P.I. or Co-P.I.?

IF YES:

Date of submission

Title of submission

Topic and Goal of submission

Funded (yes/no)

If funded, grant performance dates

No

Yes
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If you have not yet submitted a grant proposal 

to IES as either P.I. or Co-P.I., do you plan to 

submit one? 

Expected timeframe for submission of proposal:

No

Yes

In your postfellowship employment, are you 

currently or will you be written into an IES 

grant (e.g., as a research associate, postdoc, or 

consultant)?

IF YES:

Date of submission

Title of submission

Your role

Topic and Goal of submission

Funded (yes/no)

If funded, grant performance dates

No

Yes

IES’s Requests for Application represent multiple topic areas, which are further divided into project 

goals (http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2008305.pdf). If you have not yet submitted a grant proposal to 

IES, but are planning to, which topics and project goals do you think you would be most likely to 

apply under? 

Topic:

Cognition and Student Learning

Early Childhood Programs and Policies

Education Leadership

Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

Education Technology

Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers

Mathematics and Science Education

Postsecondary Education

Reading and Writing Education

Research on High School Reform

Social & Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

Teacher Quality: Math/Science

Teacher Quality: Read/Write

Other

Goal:

Identification Projects

Development Projects

Efficacy and Replication Projects

Scale-Up Evaluations

Measurement Projects

Other

V. Accomplishments Subsequent to Fellowship Years
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Number of publications authored or co-authored 

SUBSEQUENT TO fellowship years; include published 

or in press refereed journal articles, chapters in edited 

volumes, and monographs.

Number of refereed conference presentations authored or 

co-authored SUBSEQUENT TO fellowship years. 

Va. Please Provide Citations for Published or In Press Papers 

Vb. Please Provide Citations for Refereed Conference Presentations 

Vc. Other Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)