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Interesting articles online on academia and the "PhD problem"
Hi everyone,
I've linked here two articles I've found online that specifically address the issue of whether a PhD really prepares its students to careers outside of academia.
One is an article from an environmental researcher where she outlines that the broader academic culture has an attitude problem with respect to PhD students who may be considering pursuing careers outside academia.
http://contemplativemammoth.wordpre...ave-a-phd-problem-it-has-an-attitude-problem/
The second article from Science concerns the job market for science PhDs and suggests that math PhDs have an easier time than most in getting a tenure-track academic career, among other things.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.or...s_issues/articles/2013_07_24/caredit.a1300150
I'm wondering what the rest of you think about what is discussed in these 2 articles.
Hi everyone,
I've linked here two articles I've found online that specifically address the issue of whether a PhD really prepares its students to careers outside of academia.
One is an article from an environmental researcher where she outlines that the broader academic culture has an attitude problem with respect to PhD students who may be considering pursuing careers outside academia.
http://contemplativemammoth.wordpre...ave-a-phd-problem-it-has-an-attitude-problem/
The second article from Science concerns the job market for science PhDs and suggests that math PhDs have an easier time than most in getting a tenure-track academic career, among other things.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.or...s_issues/articles/2013_07_24/caredit.a1300150
I'm wondering what the rest of you think about what is discussed in these 2 articles.