Questions tagged [age]
Questions about how age of the researchers and applicants to higher education may affect their opportunities in academia and their research productivity.
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Tutoring programs who accept teenagers [closed]
I am a 14-year-old college freshman at California State University Los Angeles. I want to get work experience so that my resume would look nice when I apply for jobs, and I think I would be a big shot ...
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PhD after marriage [closed]
I am 28 year old international student (Male, if it matters for the question ahead) and am about to graduate with a Masters degree in a foreign country. I want to pursue a PhD and have a few offers. ...
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In Germany, does an academic position after PhD have an age limit?
Is it true that in Germany, after PhD you are required to acquire some kind of tenure track or teaching position before a certain age? Is this the same all over Germany? Does it depend on the field? I ...
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What is the upper age limit for a master's degree program in Germany?
I have a bachelor in electronics engineering, and I am 32 years old. I belong to a South Asian country and I want to apply for a master's degree program in Germany. But am I agewise eligible?
I have ...
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Have money, but am old--how will these affect PhD application [duplicate]
In terms of academics, I think when I finish my masters (in two years), I will have a strong application with excellent grades, good recommendations, and a potentially very interesting project (albeit ...
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Can age limit be an issue for postdoc in China? [duplicate]
I have got post doc position in China a year back when I was 34. Due to Covid situations, my permit expired before and now lab fellow is planning again to apply for work permit but my age is 35 now. ...
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Should I change college to have a better undergraduate foundation? [closed]
I am 21 and I study Electronics Engineering. I am at the end of my third year, and I realised where I wanted to put my focus in my graduate studies. What fascinated me the most about EE is the physics ...
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Higher academic age and faculty applications
I am senior Postdoc in pure math about 7-8 years past the PhD. I am currently in a European country where it is not unusual to spend many years as a Postdoc and get hired on a tenured Professorship.
I ...
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Is there an age limit on applications for Maitre de Conferences?
I'm interested in pursuing a permanent, independent research position in neuroscience in France. However, I'm getting conflicting information from different researchers in the country about whether or ...
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Outdoor skills as ticket to the archaeology PhD?
I have an office job that should provide me solid financial base for early pensioning. I've lately developed passion for outdoor activities (mountaineering, diving etc.) when it was too late to adapt ...
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Addressing age, resume-gaps and non-related job experience in a research job interview
I spent 7 years after high school working in hospitality, customer service, and semi-skilled manual labor. I returned to school got a bachelor's and later a masters, and now work in a research lab. I ...
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Age discrimination in Academia and PhD completion age [closed]
In the recent years I have observed more often some existing limits on the age of a person pursuing an academic career and in the postdoc years spent after the PhD. For example, it is very common to ...
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Age restrictions for teaching in united states [duplicate]
I am asking this question in a general sense (in the majority sense) and is not particular to any institute or topic.
Is there any upper age limit to join as an assistant professor in the US?
If a ...
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How feasible to learn undergraduate math in one year? [closed]
I know that Scott Young tried this for computer science by utilizing resources on OCW. I am more interested in mathematics (pure and applied). I wondered how feasible to do the same thing for ...
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Can I pursue a bachelor degree at 42? What should I consider when deciding whether to do so? [closed]
I am contemplating pursuing a bachelor degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering or System Engineering. Not to look for a job with it but just to expand my knowledge. I have a reasonable ...
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