Recent content by sabq

Thanks, phinds, it is always best to work in an job you enjoy and can do for the next 30 years. Thank you Dr. Courtney for the insight. I will be sure to ask about the preparedness for students taking the courses. It is not only frustrating when you assume a certain prerequisite and some...

I have two job offers: one from a community college (CC) and the other from a four year liberal arts college (LAC). Location: both are in the same area (with 20 minutes from one to the other). Salary: both jobs offer comparable salaries (four year college about $5K/year higher) Benefits: CC...

Thanks for your suggestions. However, I finished my PhD in experimental physics a few years ago and I moved away from research for a while. I just got accepted to an applied math program for a master's which will allow me to make a switch to a computational field. I am leaning toward...

Are there websites that specialize in listing postdoc position for biophysics, computational/mathematical biology? I looked through higheredjobs and aps but found very few positions. Are the available positions this few?

Thanks. My only worry was if they think I am not 'good enough' for the TT they (the same search committee) will have an even less perfect image of me when they look again at my application material for the non-TT position. (Yes, I agree with you Andy, I will submit a separate application for...

Hello everyone, A university has two positions open: one is tenure track and the other is full time year-to-year. I am definitely fit for both, but I probably have a higher chance getting the full time (non-tenure track). Should I apply for both or it is better to just apply for the one I have...

Just curious, if you apply to 100 or 300 jobs, who would write you letters of recommendation for all of these? Would they be bothered? Or you just apply to mostly jobs that don't ask for letters of recommendation?

Yes, I agree with you and you are right in general. But, rules usually have exceptions and exceptions are best handled on a case by case basis.

Well, some people may find it extremely difficult to get a postdoc for many reasons including having a not so helpful adviser, or maybe they want to use the second PhD as their 'postdoc' position instead of working in in a bar or at McDonald's while waiting for the postdoc to come by (nothing...

If you are in the US, they usually do. At any rate, it may be worth contacting them.

Yes, I personally don't have the energy to go through the process of getting another PhD. However, some people do and they may actually do much better since they already know the process and know how valuable it is to publish and network.

Would it be possible for you to contact your department chair and let him/her know about your situation and possibly start research with another professor?

I have researched this a couple of years ago and the truth is that yes you can do a second PhD and NO it does not have to be a totally different field (as in history and physics). For example you can have a PhD in physics and pursue another PhD in Medical Physics or Math. I contacted a number...

It is very competitive to become a professor in a research university. 1. You need to get a PhD (about 6 years of graduate school). 2. Do postdoctoral research basically until you are able to get funding and open your own lab and fund your own students/postdocs. I have not researched the...

As always, thank you Choppy.