Questions tagged [job]
On the duties, responsibilities, titles, and benefits associated with an academic job. (For questions on searching for an academic job, use 'job-search' instead.)
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Is "We will review application starting from..." a deadline?
A job offer for an academic position, which I will not link to maintain anonymity, says "we will evaluate candidates on a rolling basis starting from September 30".
This is the only date ...
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Do European funding agencies consider socioeconomic background in their diversity initiatives?
I've noticed that many European funding agencies proudly highlight gender parity in their grant results, which is important. However, I haven't seen similar attention given to socioeconomic background,...
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Not taking a recommendation letter from advisor if applying for jobs in a completely different field
I am applying for academic jobs after a mathematics postdoc in the US. I did my PhD in a field which has nothing to do with the field in which I am applying for academic jobs. I have found well known ...
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Recently got banned from an academic Discord server. Are there any potential professional consequences?
As the title states, I got banned from a Discord server for disabled academics. I won't go into detail other than to say that after my suspension, I sent a strongly-worded message to the server owner ...
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Is a Physics and Math double major worth it? [closed]
I am a freshman physics major, I had always loved physics when I was younger and becoming a great physicist was always my dream. However, for most of my highschool career I did not do well to the ...
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Active or passive voice in research statement
I'm applying for university jobs and am wondering whether one should use active or passive voice in the research statement (and other application contents such as the teaching statement).
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Is it acceptable to accept a university job offer while waiting on a potential industry offer?
I am a senior researcher based in Country A. I recently received an offer for an associate professorship at a university in Country B. The offer followed a lengthy and difficult negotiation process, ...
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Following up after more than one year or leave it as an unsuccessful application
I had an interview for a faculty position in Asia one and half year ago and it was good. Then I was asked to arrange for recommendation letters. But there was no news from HR after that and it seems ...
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My PhD Supervisor Isn't Submitting My Reference Letter—What Should I Do?
I completed my PhD and am now applying for jobs on MathJobs.org. The website allows applicants to request generic reference letters from their referees, which can be used for multiple applications.
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What can be considered as "research outputs"?
In a research-based faculty position, one of the required documents is "a summary of research outputs and publications", and I am not sure HERE what can be considered as "research ...
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Should I withdraw a faculty application if my cover letter has a repeated sentence?
I have already submitted my documents along with a cover letter for a faculty position in US. Unfortunately, after submission I noticed that in my cover letter a sentence has been repeated twice. What ...
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AI Research vs. Industry [closed]
I am a master's graduate. My master thesis was a research thesis, and I did before another research internship. I think I lack structured knowledge about AI and practical experience, I love research ...
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How to explain why I don't have a reference letter from my supervisor
I have an upcoming interview for an academic position and I anticipate being questioned about the absence of my PhD supervisor as a reference. I would like to address this proactively and ...
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Cut to Fellowship funding while employed
I am a PhD student nearing the end of their program. I have been receiving funding through the form of a fellowship for the entirety of the program. The fellowship very specifically says it is NOT ...
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Hearing back for job outcome [duplicate]
I have given interviews at two colleges in August but still not getting any email for decision? Not even rejection. At one place I inquired to a member of search committee and he said no official ...
