### Question
How does RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT define junior faculty?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 16274*, **junior faculty** is defined as:

> a faculty member who was awarded a doctorate less than 10 years before receipt of an award from the grant program described in paragraph (2)(B)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16274*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IX-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part E-Nuclear Energy**

