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Dealing with discouragement during the academic job hunt
Similar to this site's question on impostor syndrome, what strategies would people recommend for dealing with self-doubt and discouragement on the academic job market?
It's not that I think I'm an ...
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New regulation in France and/or in ERC grant for hiring only the postdocs who finished their PhD 3 or less years ago - what does it really say? Link?
In a recent exchange with a faculty member based in France, whose ERC-funded postdoc I had applied to earlier, I was told: "a new local regulation makes it impossible to recruit under the status ...
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Postdoctoral funding for scientists with career breaks
I've finished my PhD in pure math in October 2013, did four years of postdocs in applied math/machine learning applied to computational neuroimaging. Following that, I've worked in industry in 2018-...
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Will it hurt my chances if I separate the research and teaching experience in my full academic CV?
I'm applying for an assistant professor position to a certain university/institute in Netherlands, and I'm thinking of separating my research (academic/industrial) and teaching (academic) experiences ...
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Obtaining Academic Work Permit in Europe/USA
What is the process of obtaining a work permit (to work in Academia) in US and Europe? I have noticed on many job postings there is a question along the lines of "are you authorized to work in ...
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How do I find small, teaching-focused universities in the European Union?
I'm a European doctoral candidate about to defend her PhD dissertation. I'd love to eventually get a job at a small teaching university with a relatively larger focus on education rather than research;...
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What exactly is the "présentation analytique" while applying for MCF (assistant professor) positions in France on Galaxie portal?
I've passed the qualification in mathematics and I'm trying to apply for some assistant professor (Maître des Conférences - MCF) positions in France, using the Galaxie portal. However, I see that ...
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How to select a subset of Euraxess's RSS Feed?
From this answer, I was able to get the RSS feed for Euraxess.
However, is there any way I can select a subset of this? I am interested only in Astronomy jobs, so I would like to know if a filter to ...
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Adding a quiz to an application form
I have thought about setting up a quiz as part of a job application form (see background below for details), where I ask about 5 multiple-choice questions which are trivial to answer (or require a ...
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What is the best procedure to exit academia as a postdoc?
I'm a postdoc based in Europe working in a theoretical/computational field with a background in physics and am considering leaving academia. There are various reasons for this, but most importantly I ...
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How early can I get the conversation started with a prospective postdoc advisor?
I am a little more than a year away from my funding running out (not taking into account any Covid-related extensions which may or may not be granted and thus can't be relied on). Hence, I would ...
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Is it unusual to be offered an academic job without pay?
I have been applying for academic jobs which are admittedly a bit out of my league. I have a Bachelor degree from an elite (ie world top ~3, depending on ranking) university. My course had an ...
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Past experience seems to be overlooked by future employer in recruitment process: Is that a bad sign?
I have been involved in the recruitment process for a researcher position in Europe and I have been informed I was accepted.
However, thinking about how the interview went, I noticed that most of it ...
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Building an academic career abroad
Good side of my background
I'm 27 years old with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and now I'm about to finish my postdoctoral research.
During my Ph.D. program, I've developed an innovative device ...
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Are there any examples of people who successfully did a startup AND worked in academia? Or is it better to just choose one?
I'm a newly minted PhD researcher from Sweden who just finished my defense this summer (after a really stressfull and draining final year). Ever since then I have been thinking about my future in ...
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Re-entering teaching after working in the industry (in Europe)
I have finished my PhD a while ago and have since worked at the university as lecturer. Now the contract is coming to an end and I am weighing two options: (1) Teach at the university (I am much more ...
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What is the "chalk talk" at job interviews?
It was only recently that I heard about the academic "chalk talk" at job interviews (from biologist friends). As I understand, this is a closed-doors talk the applicant must give to the existing ...
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Where to go after academia in the humanities? [closed]
I am a full prof in the humanities at a small liberal arts college in rural America. I am relishing my sabbatical in a European country with a flourishing economy and appealing culture. I do not want ...
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Are there still teaching professor positions in Western Europe in Biology/Env Sciences? [closed]
It seems that I can't find any evidence of just teaching positions in universities across Europe, aside from the temporary position for a semester or two. I am mainly interested in Italy, France, ...
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Is there an RSS feed for academic jobs published on Euraxess?
Euraxess is an European platform collecting academic job offers.
There was previously an RSS feed at http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/rssJV.cfm. However, this URL is dead.
Is there a new RSS feed for ...
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Backing out of accepted post-doc position in favor of a permanent faculty position
I got a PhD in mathematics three years ago, and am currently a post-doc. My appointment is due to finish this August, so I am now looking for a new job.
My dream job would be a permanent faculty ...
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Academic Job Mobility in the European Context
In the United States it is not uncommon to apply to academic jobs all over the country. Personally, I do not know a single person who limited his or her search to just one state (i.e. Massachusetts). ...
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Semi-administrative position in academic/research setting after finishing Ph.D. and postdoc(s)
I would like to know what are the scopes for semi-administrative positions like research coordinator, scientific coordinator, program manager or something similar that are available for someone with ...
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Is a PhD from a developing country worth paying for?
In my country, Egypt, some well-known institutes offer PhD degrees. I want to apply for a PhD program in biostatistics for which I will certainly pay a lot of money.
How much would such a program ...
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Europe: Central Academic CS Job Market Service like CRA?
When searching for faculty positions in CS, I find the service http://cra.org/ads/ very useful. There you can find many job ads from North America based institutions. Is there any similar service for ...
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Teaching at university (pathway 3 and teaching-oriented positions)
In England, in principle, there are three pathways to professorship, or in general to teaching permanent positions at universities. The third one is for academic staff whose responsibilities are ...
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How are mathematics PhDs from the USA viewed in mainland European universities?
Do American-educated mathematics PhDs generally have an advantage over natively educated PhDs (in, say, France or Italy) in applying for research positions?
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How long is it reasonable to wait for a graduate student or postdoc to obtain a visa?
For a recent position for which an offer has been made, a colleague of mine has been waiting for more than eight months for a visa to be issued. Is there any reasonable point at which it makes more ...
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Options for a teaching position in a liberal arts college in Europe vs US?
I am a 4th year PhD student doing Computer Science in an Ivy League School. During the past months the question of what I want to do once I graduate in the next 2 years seems to absorb most of my time ...
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European fellowships for neuroscience or anatomy? [closed]
I'm not sure this kind of question is appropriate here, but if not here, probably nowhere else.
I'm interested to know if there is a) any mailing list for jobs in neuroscience or anatomy (apart from ...
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