Issues of Special Interest

1. [Duke] Marital status: single / partnered
2. [Stanford] If you have a spouse/partner, is s/he (fill university):
• Faculty
• Staff
• Postdoc
• Student
• Not (fill university) affiliated
3. [Duke] Do you have a child / children?
• If yes, how many?
• Age(s) of child/children?
4. [Duke] Are you planning to have a child during your remaining time at this institution?  Yes/No
5. [Duke] If no, was this decision influenced by your position at this university?
• If yes, how?  ______________________
• top answers: money, stability, no time, benefits, PI reaction
6. [Duke] If you currently have a child, was your child born while you were a postdoc at current institution?  Yes / No, born before appointment at current institution / no children
7. [Duke] If you had a child during your current postdoc,
• What was length of your parental leave?
• How much of this leave was unpaid?
8. [Duke] If you currently have a child, how would you rate the availability of childcare programs?
9. [Duke] If applicable, how much do you pay for child care per month?
• Preschool child(ren) ____ $ per month
• Before school care
• After school care
• Other
10. [Duke] If you currently have a child, how would you rate the support of your PI toward your family life?
• Extremely unsupportive (1) to Extremely supportive (5)
11. [Duke] How adequate is consideration given to family responsibilities when meetings or schedules are planned?
• Extremely inadequate (1) to Extremely adequate (5)
12. [Duke] US Citizen: yes/no
13. [Duke] Country of citizenship?
14. [Duke] Residential status:
• Permanent/citizen
• Application pending
• J1
• H1B
• F1
• O1
• Other (specify)
15. [Stanford] Have you experienced any difficulties renewing your visa while at this institution?
• Yes
• No

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