Unanswered Questions
43 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How to answer an academic job interview question about how I will contribute to growth and sustainability of school / academic unit?
I am going to attend an academic job interview. In the email arranging the appointment, the university asked me to prepare a 10-minute presentation outlining how I will contribute to growth and ...
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How to find an internship place in a different city than my university is?
Long story short: I moved to Germany to do a Msc in molecular biology. Since corona, all my lectures and exams are online. Because of financial reasons, I decided to move to a different city (Berlin). ...
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Faculty funding in biomedical postgraduate-only institutions
What is the model for faculty funding in biomedical postgraduate-only or research-only institutions?
I understand the distinction between "soft" vs "hard" money and I was told that in medical ...
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After 15 years in biomedical research and 11 years hiatus what career options do I have left?
I had a very exciting research career (stem cells) PhD with the group that cloned Dolly, post docs at NYU and Cornell, even Assistant Professor in Memphis. Not a great publication record but my ...
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Do I need to write a cover letter or something specific in my présentation analytique to the math department for MCF position application?
This question is a continuation of my earlier question related to the job applications for French Maître de Conférences position for mathematics (CNU section 25) and applied mathematics (CNU section ...
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"Narrative Describing Scholarly Research" vs. "Statement of Research Interests"
I'm applying to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the US, where the following are required:
cover letter
CV
Narrative Describing Scholarly Research
Statement of Research Interests
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Switching universities/research groups after PhD
I am finishing up my PhD thesis at a top university. I have been given the advice that, for an academic career, moving universities for your postdoc is generally a good idea as you are exposed to new ...
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Multiple job letter uploads for multiple UC schools?
My question is about applying to jobs at multiple different UC schools.
(To fix ideas, I'm in math and applying for jobs at the tenure-track level.) It appears that even though the UC schools all use ...
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Postdocs or RTDa/b positions and a question on PhD acquired outside of Italy and equivalence with the Italian title
Is it necessary to have obtained the "equivalence" of Ph.D. acquired in another country (Germany in my case) to the Italian title before applying for postdocs or RTDa/b positions in Italy?
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Do PhD students at "prestigous" universities publish less as students?
I'm a 4th year PhD student in Education, and I'm noticing a trend that no one seems to be able to explain to me. I'm at a large state school (ranked ~30 in education, better in my discipline for ...
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Can MEng Students Get R&D Jobs in Robotics Area in the US?
I got the Mechanical MEng offer of a top university a few weeks ago. I'm still not sure if I want to peruse a PhD but I do want a job about R&D related to robotics in the future. I'm sure there ...
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How to judge the relative prestige of named postdoctoral fellowships?
I see more and more named postdoctoral fellowships being advertised — sometimes funded by departments, sometimes by universities, and sometimes by government agencies or NGOs. I often notice ...
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How to get into IT industry/consulting work without forfeiting the academic duties
I am currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Science/Information Technology. I like the academic job that I have been doing over last five years and I am comfortable with the teaching ...
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How do you think about volunteering helpers and two-body problem for PhD
I am an international student and I just got the offer of a very good D.Phil. program in an elite university in the UK. My only concern is the "two-body problem", i.e., I have to get involved into a ...
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CEA vs CNRS for permanent researcher positions in France
I am trying to find a permanent researcher position in France. I'm applying to job openings in CEA and CNRS. Though I have some understanding of how CNRS operates and working conditions, salaries, etc,...
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