«A young researcher is lucky to
get an academic position,» says Bob Nelson, public affairs officer for Columbia University, «two is definitely unheard of.»
Many people seem to think that anyone who does not
get an academic position either can't hack the pressure or isn't sufficiently brilliant.
His ambition had been to
get an academic position, but he watched his friends who had been postdocs ahead of him as they went into similar positions and gave up doing experimental science in favor of managing their labs.
«I finished my Ph.D. with the thinking that I would do a postdoc or two and
get an academic position.»
Cramming down more rote learning won't help much because it is soon forgotten as it is not connected to anything of interest to the student, other than passing exams to
get some academic position or good salary.
If you want to
get an academic position after the JSD, you must write constantly.
Not exact matches
You're not going to
get scholarly debate or
academic pursuit of
positions, theses, and opinions, you're going to have two frustrated people calling each other names trying to win a fight that isn't even happening.
«They should continue on the path they are and
get the
academic credentials they need and
position themselves so when there are opportunities, they're ready to step forward — raise their hand and say I want to be considered,» remarked Hochul.
Although he managed to
get his Ph.D. in 1991, he did not receive a letter of recommendation from his adviser, making it difficult for him to find an
academic position in mathematics.
Syrian plant geneticist Hamdi Alsaffouri was able to
get a
position at Austria's Research Center for Forests after his
academic home in Damascus was destroyed.
Passing over the usual postdoc, she sought — and
got — a
position with RTI International, a worldwide institute that provides research and development information to commercial, industrial,
academic, and government agencies.
It wasn't something I felt like revolting against — I understood how the broader
academic system meant that it wasn't necessarily possible for me to
get a permanent
position — but I felt a lot of frustration and a deep lack of recognition.
Many newly minted
academics send dozens of applications with the hope of
getting just one
position, but Edwards's field, mathematics education, isn't like that.
But
getting tenure must be part of your plan from the moment you start your first
academic position.
I find this
position very rewarding in that I
get to meet very interesting
academics as well as people at all levels in industry who are experts in fascinating fields of science and technology.
I tend to dwell on things like only 19 % of grants
get funded, or that only 15 % of postdocs can land an
academic position, among a million other scary stats.
For the majority of scientists who won't
get tenure - track
positions — and may not want them — Research Universities states that the great need is to «better
position new PhDs for the careers they will have by providing more information about career options and by providing opportunities to acquire, in addition to the knowledge of one's field, skills that are useful for
academic positions (teaching, grant writing, publishing, presentations) and
positions in government, business and non-profits (oral and written communication, project management, regulatory compliance, business ethics and innovation.)»
Just because someone can't
get a top
academic position does not mean that they can't go on and develop a successful and productive research career elsewhere.
The majority of survey respondents (79 percent) held postdoctoral
positions in
academic institutions — and they expected to
get a job in academia.
I find myself every year in the peculiar
position as a film
academic spending all my time talking about and screening film, and then struggling to physically
get to see stuff that's actually showing at cinemas and festivals.
Because entering the teacher workforce is a function of whether an individual applies for a
position and the hiring decisions of districts, these results show the effect of
academic competency on the likelihood of applying and
getting hired contingent on applying.
Why do ivory tower
academics get into policy
positions, in this case assuming that forward rates forecast future economic activity?
«Research and other professional activities are professionally rewarded only if they are channeled in certain directions approved by a politicized
academic establishment — funding, ease of
getting your papers published,
getting hired in prestigious
positions, appointments to prestigious committees and boards, professional recognition, etc,» she added.
Research and other professional activities are professionally rewarded only if they are channeled in certain directions approved by a politicized
academic establishment â $» funding, ease of
getting your papers published,
getting hired in prestigious
positions, appointments to prestigious committees and boards, professional recognition, etc..
None of them would last five minutes if they were to resign from their safe
positions in industry and try to
get a real job as a tenured
academic.
Since said scientist is second tier (at best) in her field but has a reputable
academic position and has no problem
getting published, she must somehow trigger at least the appearance of ostracism, retribution and tyranny at the hands of the «high priests of climate».
If you want to obtain the
position of head usher, then you need to prepare a resume, highlighting your professional experience including present and past experience, job description in brief and
academic qualifications, as it will increase your chances of
getting the job in a reputed organization.
Although many of us think that our
academic ability is crucial in
getting the
position, the value of your personality can give you the edge over other applicants.
It is also required of an individual in this
position to possess outstanding
academic qualification before
getting some experience on the job, this could enhance the individual's career growth.
Technical development manager resume objective 4: To occupy the
position of a technical development manager in a reputed organization where my skills would be credited and where I would
get a chance to display my skills,
academic qualifications and my rich and extensive experience of working in the technical field.
And then, if you're applying for certain
academic or teaching
positions or trying to
get a job outside the US, you may be asked to prepare a curriculum vitae, or CV for short, rather than a resume.
However, you can still
get the job by showing off the skills, knowledge and
academic background you do possess that make you right for the
position.
Find out about differences with a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and resume as well as tips and articles about writing a great CV to
get a new
position or advance in your chosen industry or
academic field.
In addition to testing for learning disabilities, giftedness and school readiness, I am also a psychotherapist using mainly cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques which puts me in a unique
position to assess whether
academic difficulties are due to a learning disability, emotional factors or cognitive (thought distortions) that
get in the way of efficient learning.