Recent content by pierre9045

I'm in physics, and my ideal position would be in R&D in industry. My thesis is on theoretical AMO, so it is primarily computer modeling. "One thing to consider, that I've seen is that people will start a new job (in my field this is usually a residency) after "almost" completing the PhD and...

I'm scrambling to complete my dissertation before the end of the semester but I'm not sure if I'll make it in time (deadline is May 6th). I feel like if I had an additional month or so I could definitely complete all the requirements (defense, revisions, etc), but then my degree would not be...

I'm planning hoping to graduate from my physics phd program at the end of the school year (graduation date in May) and am itching to start applying for jobs now. When is a good time to start applying for (non-academic) jobs? Is it a bad idea to apply to job postings this early? What type of...