Snapshot of Current Postdocs

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In keeping with the VSPA Value of transparency, we are happy to provide these snapshot data of all current postdocs at UC Berkeley. Here you will find a breakdown of various data points of where our postdocs come from and where they choose to conduct their postdoc training at UC Berkeley.

Postdoc Demographic Data as of August 2022
Total Postdocs Female Male Non-Binary USPR* International
1333 543 787 3 37.0% (494) 62.9% (839)

* United States Citizen or Permanent Resident

 
Postdocs by Funding Type
Funding Type # of Postdocs
Postdocs with Institutional Funding 1090
Postdocs with Fellowship Funding 129
Postdocs with Paid-Direct External Funding 114
 
Top 10 Citizenship Countries
Country # of Postdocs
United States of America 494 (37.1%)
China 226 (17.0%)
India 96 (7.2%)
South Korea 72 (5.4%)
Germany 45 (3.4%) 
Canada 34 (2.6%) 
France 30 (2.3%)
Israel 29 (2.2%)
Italy 28 (2.1%)
Iran 25 (1.9%)
 
Postdocs by Department & Research Unit
We collated the total number of postdocs in each department and research unit on campus. 
 
Postdoc Ph.D. Alma Mater (Top 10)
University  # by University
UC Berkeley 140 (10.5%)
Stanford University 47 (3.5%)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 36 (2.7%)
UC Davis 30 (2.3%)
Harvard University 28 (2.1%)
Princeton University 25 (1.9%)
Yale University 19 (1.4%)
University of Michigan 19 (1.4%)
Cornell University 19 (1.4%)
California Institute of Technology 18 (1.4%)
UC San Diego 17 (1.28%)
Johns Hopkins University 17 (1.28%)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 17 (1.28%)