Sentences with phrase «for faculty jobs»

Even as a qualification for faculty jobs at some liberal arts colleges, a postdoc might be a better choice than a VAP, because many such colleges expect you to establish a productive research program.

Should you apply for faculty jobs, get one, get tenure, rise through the ranks, win the Nobel Prize... and then make the switch?

When it came time to apply for faculty jobs, he says, «I felt like I suddenly became a commodity because of the successes I had, like I was being sought after almost like a basketball player.»

When the bubble burst, it wasn't just little dot - coms that were hurt; a lot of corporate research labs closed, too, and many of those experienced, skilled corporate scientists are now competing with you for faculty jobs.

Second, by comparing the number of faculty in the field to the number doing a postdoc — which besides being a training phase also serves as a holding pattern for scientists waiting and hoping for faculty jobs — we can get an idea of whether Ph.D. scientists have access to other career options they deem acceptable.

Like many Ph.D. students, she was aiming for a faculty job that would allow her to both conduct research and teach.

He is finishing his degree and is in the running for a faculty job at an undergraduate college in Ohio — his first - choice career — which he ultimately secures.

His search for a faculty job has thus far produced «not a nibble,» but feelers in industry and government have done so.

If you intend to look for a faculty job after an industry postdoc, then you essentially need to take a very hard look at specific companies that either have a reputation for strong research divisions (where the publication rates are relatively high for industry) or at specific mid-size start - ups that rely on strong research.

«It treats gender like it's in a vacuum, like there is no baggage that goes along with being a woman or a man,» says Jane Stout, director of diversity research at the Computing Research Association in Washington, D.C. Perhaps women are not being discriminated against when reviewers consider resumes, «but what have women and men had to do differently to get to this specific situation right now [of being considered for a faculty job]?»

But we spent nearly an hour getting Evgenya ready for a faculty job interview, going over potential interview questions and critiquing her job talk.

I'm a doctoral student, and while I wait patiently for the faculty job market to improve (haha) I'm planning to branch out into freelance copy editing part time.

Not exact matches

The new partnership reflects years of deterioration due to increased competition from rivals, lackluster fundraising, insufficient resources devoted to getting jobs for students, and overly generous compensation for some of its faculty.

Channels provided by the school include mentorship, help from faculty, and job fairs, but for MBA students, making connections among faculty, peers, and industry representatives is vital, Li says.

Indeed, incentives for commercializing are essentially seen as perverse, because if a faculty member is spending time commercializing research then, by current evaluation standards, they are not doing their real job.

As far back as 1957, Clark Kerr opined that college leaders» jobs have come to focus on «providing parking for the faculty, sex for the students, and athletics for the alumni.»

Kaloyeros, who was charged Sept. 22 with federal and state corruption charges, resigned as president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute earlier this month, opening the way for him to return to his faculty job at SUNY Poly as soon as possible.

We are focusing on our core mission of education and research, while continuing to advance critical economic development projects that foster the creation of good New York State jobs through public - private partnerships, which also provide unparalleled opportunities for our research faculty and students.»

When I sit down to tailor a cover letter for a new job application, I go through the department and university websites and clip the profiles of any faculty I foresee collaborating with, along with programs and initiatives to which I could contribute.

Thousands of Ph.D. holders unable to obtain faculty jobs search for other opportunities despite lack of training for nonacademic employment, while many faculty investigators struggle, often futilely, to win funding amid intense competition.

There are many opportunities for graduate and postdoctoral work in mathematical biology, which are occasionally listed with faculty jobs on SMB's job page.

These limits are not absolute and will be extended on a case - by - case basis until Stanford solidifies a strong mentoring program that advises postdocs and faculty about the timelines for «getting out» into a job.

For those who still want to pursue the research - university faculty path, the survey results — which echo other studies finding that candidates who get faculty jobs tend to come from elite departments and publish in high - impact journals — may help them formulate a strategy.

At Inside Higher Ed, Cheryl Ball, whose sound advice we have recommended before, offers pointers for faculty members who want to help their students and trainees through the rigors of the job search.

Among the consequences for his constituents will likely be new jobs for scientifically trained locals, including faculty, technicians, lab managers, computer experts, and other personnel.

So, whether you still plan to work toward an eventual faculty position, or are considering instead the myriad of other options available to Ph.D. scientists, competition for the best jobs will be fierce, and graduates will need to emerge fully prepared from their Ph.D. cocoons.

10 December 2013 Fatma Kaplan After applying unsuccessfully for nearly 150 faculty jobs, Fatma Kaplan concludes that what she really needs is a federal research grant.

It's a unique field in that a large proportion of graduates end up in faculty posts — the jobs graduate school prepares them for — and yet its low postdoc numbers suggest that most graduates are placed in real jobs soon after receiving their Ph.D. s; few mathematicians, it seems, get stuck in the postdoctoral holding pattern.

If, as seems to be the case, a fraction of scarce tenure - track faculty jobs go to «postdocs» who already have funding, then institutions that don't allow postdocs to apply for grants put their postdocs at a disadvantage.

The situation is equally difficult for postdocs trying to make the jump to a junior faculty position or a permanent job at a national lab.

With 200 to 500 applicants for every job, competition is comparable to what it is for good faculty science jobs — which isn't surprising considering the tax - free pay, 30 days of annual leave, expenses to travel home, and for dependent children extra pay and educational grants all the way through university.

With several Ph.D. students finishing their degrees in a given year — some probably even applying for the same faculty jobs, all seeking letters from the same adviser — the jockeying can be intense.

Authors Marisa Allison, Randy Lynn, and Victoria Hoverman — all of whom have experience as adjuncts — conducted an online survey of GMU contingent faculty, asking more than 300 questions about working conditions, course preparation, career aspirations, personal finances, motivations for teaching, job satisfaction, future plans, and more.

There were some food - industry jobs there, but she was overqualified for the ones that were available, so she took her knowledge and experience to the University of Hawaii, Manoa, as a faculty member.

So I was pleased when my wife was offered the first faculty job she applied for, right out of grad school.

We do not have to apply for research funding, manage a research team, or deal with administrative jobs — duties that a faculty position would entail.

Most postdocs now realize that a faculty job may not be waiting for them when their fellowships are over.

Without good publications, you stand little chance of winning the fellowship, research grant, faculty job, or other scientific prize you're competing for.

But that's a hard question to answer for someone at the beginning of their first faculty job search.

Our four panelists that night included Andrew Morehead and Kathie Sindt, who presented «good» and «bad» faculty interviewing scenarios, and Grant Reed and Cindy Bouchez, both patent attorneys, who revealed to the audience what kinds of questions they can expect to face when interviewing for nonacademic jobs — in patent law in this instance.

The competition for science faculty jobs is so intense that every advertised opening routinely attracts hundreds of qualified applicants.

Weibl said that university hiring freezes and the reduced retirement rate affects young scientists looking for jobs as well as universities looking to bring in faculty that may represent new research directions for their department.

The tight job market for new PhDs has been exacerbated by more senior faculty members delaying their retirement plans.

In fact, however, only about 25 percent of those earning American science PhDs will ever land a faculty job that enables them to apply for the competitive grants that support academic research.

This will aid aspiring scientists in «figur [ing] out what they want to do with their passion for science [despite] a system that can be hostile to aspirations other than faculty jobs at R1 institutions,» McDowell continues.

For doctoral students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, landing a job as a research - oriented college or university faculty member typically requires having spent time as a postdoctoral researcher.

«Usually at the junior faculty level,» she says, «the couple themselves have decided that one of them is going to look for the best job they can, and the other is going to be willing to take a research faculty position or a lectureship.»

Competition for science faculty positions is still keen, but the situation has improved somewhat for young scientists, with the number of applications for science jobs typically numbering in the low hundreds or less.

The dearth of faculty positions in the life sciences is no secret and many postdoctoral trainees are aware of the odds against them when they search for traditional university jobs, the Science article said.

Chances are, you will achieve your first job as an assistant professor (if that is your goal) with fewer years of research training than your «Ph.D. - only» compatriots, who typically do a couple of extended postdocs of three or more years before reaching the point where they can compete for a faculty appointment.