Questions tagged [professorship]
Queries specific to the duties and responsibilities of professors, as distinct from all other academic staff positions. This tag should not be used for queries that could equally apply to researchers or instructors who are not professors.
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How should I react to seeing another student cheat on an exam?
Today I took my midterm exam for one of my classes. I saw that a student next to me was using her phone, and as I turned my head she hid it. At the end of the exam I wrote a note to my professor, I ...
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Is it considered plagiarism for a professor to use uncited sources in teaching materials?
I have a professor at my university who uses content from an un-cited textbook that he has never referenced anywhere, including his green sheet (syllabus), as an additional resource. At least some ...
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Why don't poorer countries suffer a complete brain-drain?
My question is about countries such as:
EU countries like Bulgaria, Romania or Poland and
non-EU countries like Russian Federation, Ukraine or Belarus.
A PostDoc fellow might earn at most US$ 2500, ...
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How should a student deal with personal criticisms from an assistant professor?
I am a PhD student. In the past I have met with an assistant professor for some general advice about my research, both times he has made off the cuff comments on my lack of competence as a researcher ...
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Is it OK to call a professor by his first name when he/she signs emails by only first name?
If a professor in a North American country presents his- or herself by his/her first name in email messages, does this mean that students can refer to him/her by his/her first name? Or is this ...
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How do I know if I'm good enough to be a math professor?
I would like to apply for graduate school to become a mathematics professor.
However, given that the opportunity cost of grad school is high and that I already have a stable, good paying job, I would ...
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How is Google Scholar changing academic evaluation?
Google Scholar is making it very easy to track (their measure of) citation counts, h-index, etc. for individual researchers. Is this changing how academics are evaluated? Do tenure committees now ...
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Why are so many professors' websites out of date?
Inspired by comments and answers to Do professors normally explicitly state on their web page that they aren't taking new applicants?
Given that most professors' websites are years out of date, ...
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Under what circumstances would a professor be offended at students taping or recording his or her lecture?
Are there any policies on taping or recording or even streaming a professor's lecture?
What do professors think about students who do this?
Obviously, most circumstances the professor would never ...
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I drunkenly told a professor something fundamentally wrong about a friend's thesis work. Should I clarify and/or apologize?
TL;DR: I told a professor something fundamental about a friends' work that is absolutely wrong, and I should have known, but I was drunk. Will it help the situation if I clarify and apologize via e-...
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Should I let my professor know that I cited a text written by him....that I pirated from online
I wrote an essay for a professor of mine, in which I cited a book he had written. As it so happens, the citation is based on my having obtained a (most likely) pirated PDF copy of the book. The text ...
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How do professors view a student who has good grades but always asks stupid questions?
I am planning to apply for Ph.D programs in mathematics in U.S. and I am thinking about which professors I should ask for letters of recommendations from. In order to get "strong" letters, I need to ...
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Is there anything wrong with faculty socializing with grad students?
I was a little bit surprised to read this comment thread on the Chronicle of Higher Education, which suggests (among other things) that faculty shouldn't fraternize with grad students. I think this ...
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A professor I know is becoming head of department, do I send congratulations or condolences?
I don't know much more about the transition - only that the professor is becoming the new head effective [date], and that they have the support of the department.
Do I send congratulations (because it'...
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What is the hardest part of transitioning from a PhD to a full-time career in academia?
Multiple users on this site have stated that only around 1 in 10 (or maybe an even smaller ratio) PhD students are able to successfully continue in academia, beginning with an Assistant Professor ...
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