To: National Laboratory Group Leaders and University Principal Investigators
Subject: Nuclear Physics Workforce Survey for FY 2023
Note: Due to database issues the FY 2023 request is late being sent out, we appreciate if you could please complete asap.
It is again time to gather information for the annual survey of scientific workforce in the DOE Nuclear Physics program.
Statistical information from this workforce survey is used to assess the overall impact of funding and budgetary decisions on the program.
Since 1987 the same
reporting categories and definitions have been used, and as
a result, we are able to follow workforce trends
from 1987 onward. In 2003 we began requesting from
the laboratories the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) in
addition to a count of individual heads. Some contacts at the laboratories
are being sent additional survey forms so that workforce
trends can be captured by subprogram.
Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure an accurate survey.
As in our previous surveys, we are requesting the number of personnel in various
categories of Ph.D. staff and the number of graduate students who belong to your
research group. The workforce counts should be taken as of October 1,
2024, in units of individuals (i.e., head counts (and FTEs for
laboratories only)), and separated into experimentalists or theorists. Note
that the workforce supported for contract- or grant-related work by non-DOE funds
should be identified separately. Also, we are requesting the number of Ph.D. degrees
awarded through the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and some general information about those graduates.
When completing your survey form, please fill in actual numbers in the "2024
Firm" columns and provide estimates in the "2025
Estimate" columns. For university principal investigators, if you expect your
grant to be renewed in FY
2025, you should assume a support level about the same as in FY
2024. If you are a university principal investigator who
is new for FY 2024, please provide your workforce numbers as of October 1,
2024, in the column "2024
Firm" and estimated numbers for next year in the column "2025
Estimate."
This year, we are again requesting that the survey be completed over the internet.
If you were included in the survey last year, your "2023
Firm" and "2024
Estimate" workforce numbers reported are shown on your survey form. An
email message recently sent contains the information you will need to
access your survey form to submit your data to Nuclear Physics.
Note that we must have a response to all survey forms. You can significantly
reduce our office's workload by promptly completing the survey over the internet.
Your response to this survey is requested by Friday, June 14, 2024.
If you have any questions or difficulties in obtaining
or completing your survey, please contact Brenda May by email at
Brenda.May@science.doe.gov
Sincerely,
Linda Horton
Acting Associate Director of the Office of Science
for Nuclear Physics
Begin Survey