The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to renew the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, which collects data on individuals with doctoral degrees in science, engineering, and health fields from U.S. institutions. This survey helps estimate and understand the workforce and changes in employment, education, and demographics. Comments from the public are invited until April 6, 2021, to improve the data collection process. The survey, which is voluntary and confidential, is expected to involve around 131,000 participants and will be conducted via web, mail, and phone starting July 2021.
Simple Explanation
The National Science Foundation wants to ask people who have doctor degrees in science, engineering, and health about their jobs and education to learn about changes in these fields. They want to make sure they're doing it right, so they're asking people to share ideas on how to do this better until April 6, 2021.