- ~25,200 doctoral-level staff scientists employed nationally in 2015 (18% increase since 2010)
- UW-Madison is the 5th top employer of staff scientists.
- UW-Madison employs over 650 Scientists
What is the contribution of Academic Staff Scientists to Research on UW-Madison campus?
- 2013-2014 Estimates:
–Over $80 million in grants awarded to AcStaff PIs
–Over $86 million in grants awarded to AcStaff PIs, co-PIs, co-investigators
- 2015-2016 Estimates:
–Over $129 million in grants awarded to AcStaff PIs (11% of all awards)
–Over $205 million in grants awarded to AcStaff PIs, co-PIs, co-investigators (17% of all awards)
- At least one-third of this money attributed to staff scientists