Phillips Trisha, Saunders R Kyle, Cossman Jeralynn, Heitman Elizabeth
1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
2 Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2019 Oct;14(4):353-364. doi: 10.1177/1556264619857843. Epub 2019 Jul 10.
When scholars express concern about trust in science, they often focus on whether the public trusts research findings. This study explores a different dimension of trust and examines whether and how frequently researchers misrepresent their research accomplishments when applying for a faculty position. We collected all of the vitae submitted for faculty positions at a large research university for 1 year and reviewed a 10% sample for accuracy. Of the 180 applicants whose vitae we analyzed, 141 (78%) claimed to have at least one publication, and 79 of these 141 (56%) listed at least one publication that was unverifiable or inaccurate in a self-promoting way. We discuss the nature and implications of our findings, and suggest best practices for both applicants and search committees in presenting and reviewing vitae.
当学者们表达对科学信任的担忧时，他们通常关注公众是否信任研究结果。本研究探讨了信任的一个不同维度，并考察研究人员在申请教职时是否以及多频繁地歪曲他们的研究成果。我们收集了一所大型研究型大学一年内提交的所有教职申请简历，并抽取了10%的样本进行准确性审查。在我们分析简历的180名申请者中，141人（78%）声称至少有一篇出版物，在这141人中，有79人（56%）列出了至少一篇以自我推销方式无法核实或不准确的出版物。我们讨论了研究结果的性质和影响，并为申请者和招聘委员会在展示和审查简历方面提出了最佳做法。
