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Hey everyone. I see people give a lot of great advice in this forum, so I'd like to get everyone's input. I have a B.S. in Physics and I'm getting ready to start a graduate program in Meteorology to work on my Ph.d. I really would like to be a professor in the future. Now, I know that jobs in academia are very, very hard to land. I'm aware of this, but this is what I want to do above everything else, so I have to try. I may end up forecasting somewhere (if I can find that), but I want to at least attempt a career as a professor or I will never be happy.
My question isn't about my chances to land a job, but about qualifications. Meteorology and Physics are very closely related as Meteorology can be considered a branch of Physics. However, Meteorology has branched out as it's own field as a lot of universities have Meteorology departments separate from Physics. If I were to also gain a M.S. in Physics in the future along with my Ph.D. in Meteorology, would I be qualified to be a professor of Physics for a Physics department as well as a Meteorology professor since the two fields are so closely related? I know of one department that a Meteorology professor who is tenured who teaches and conducts research for both the Meteorology department and the Engineering department. He told me he had a B.S and M.S. in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Meteorology. Surely, since the two are so closely related, I wouldn't need a Ph.D. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Meteorology. I would never consider two Ph.ds anyway. Just curious about this. Anyone know how this would work?
I would appreciate anyone's opinion on this. Thanks in advance.
My question isn't about my chances to land a job, but about qualifications. Meteorology and Physics are very closely related as Meteorology can be considered a branch of Physics. However, Meteorology has branched out as it's own field as a lot of universities have Meteorology departments separate from Physics. If I were to also gain a M.S. in Physics in the future along with my Ph.D. in Meteorology, would I be qualified to be a professor of Physics for a Physics department as well as a Meteorology professor since the two fields are so closely related? I know of one department that a Meteorology professor who is tenured who teaches and conducts research for both the Meteorology department and the Engineering department. He told me he had a B.S and M.S. in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Meteorology. Surely, since the two are so closely related, I wouldn't need a Ph.D. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Meteorology. I would never consider two Ph.ds anyway. Just curious about this. Anyone know how this would work?
I would appreciate anyone's opinion on this. Thanks in advance.