Formação e trabalho de mestres e doutores em bioquímica titulados no brasil

Abstract

Recebido em 2/7/02 MASTER AND DOCTORS OF BIOCHEMISTRY FROM BRAZILIAN UNIVERSITIES: TRAINING AND JOBS. This article reports questions related to the training and jobs of biochemistry graduates from Brazilian universities. It is focussed on academic and career paths and on relations between knowledge and work. The main questions addressed in this study were: what have been the paths since undergraduate education? What were graduates doing before their enrolment in master and doctoral programs? Which were their motivations for this? Where do graduates work now? How do they appraise some aspects of their graduate education? Did the degree enlarge their job opportunities and improve work quality? How much do they earn?Keywords: biochemistry graduates; evaluation; training and jobs. INTRODUÇÃOA literatura brasileira registra raros trabalhos abordando a evolução tanto da Biologia como da Bioquímica no país