Sentences with phrase «more tenure track positions»

«The current system (with its big churn factor) creates its own demand for a constant supply of post doctorates into academia, and more tenure track positions will probably have the effect of reducing the number of [postdoctoral] positions available.»

Not exact matches

Despite these challenges, Teachout maintains that she has more than the requisite number of signatures and that her residency in New York has been uninterrupted since she accepted a tenure - track position at Fordham University Law School in 2009.

He declined an offer to stay longer at Harvard because if «I had stayed in the U.S. on a tenure - track position for another 5 or 6 years, then... my whole life was going to be more stabilized and then it would be much more difficult to come back to Europe.»

A recent posting for a tenure - track junior faculty position in my department attracted more than 200 applications, a frightening number in and of itself.

The results, though not surprising, offer a reminder that, with so many people vying for so few tenure - track faculty positions, «trainees need to do more self - analysis of where they are and what the realities are for them to potentially become a faculty member,» says study author Nathan Vanderford, an assistant professor of toxicology and cancer biology and assistant dean for academic development at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

«Not only do the big state universities have flat support from NIH; they also have a problem getting funds for more tenure - track positions.»

See the applications more directly Emiliani thought she had finally gained some stability in her career when she returned to Italy in 2000 to accept a ricercartore — a type of tenure - track position — at LENS, which was funded by the Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia (INFM).

These clinician - educator positions are less prestigious than tenure - track positions, but they offer more flexibility, so they may be desirable to some women with family obligations.

Public funding for academic research was in decline; more importantly, the number of tenure - track faculty positions was also declining.

To be more specific, postdocs are counseled to expect a tenure - track faculty position at a research university if they do «all the right things.»

We're not going to have as many tenure - track positions and we're not going to have as many tenured artists in opera companies or symphonies, so we're going to get a lot more of this cross-pollination, I think.

Hannum feels that her experience has given her a «much broader experience than a laboratory postdoc would have,» and it made her much more competitive in the job market — she'll be starting a tenure - track position at Colby in the fall.

As pointed out in a February article in Communications of the ACM [Association for Computing Machinery], in 2003, more than twice as many recent Ph.D. s took tenure - track faculty positions as took postdocs.

The three surveys also reveal that postdocs on the job market prior to 2007 had higher success rates for obtaining tenure - track positions than those on the market in 2008 and later, indicating that such posts are becoming more scarce than ever before.

Nonetheless, searches to fill tenure - track positions grow continually more competitive, as the number of jobs dwindles.

Couples are more likely to be offered one tenure - track position in combination with a research position supported by soft money or a non-tenure-track teaching position.

Much more often, one - half of a couple finds a tenure - track position and the other half comes along, hoping something will open up on the same campus.

Postdocs clearly need and deserve «better transparency [about] career outcomes... and the nature of available positions -LSB-, including] more accurate application of the term «tenure - track,»» the authors write.

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.)»

This is especially true given that most colleges and universities recognize that short - term appointments are easier and more flexible than accommodations involving tenure - track positions.

Aside from tenure - track positions, postdocs chose other career paths such as consulting, grants management, science policy, and more.