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I had always heard that this was the case in philosophy, literature and so on. Then, a few years ago, I heard it was the case in the sciences. Now it is in th
by projectramo 10y ago
I had always heard that this was the case in philosophy, literature and so on.
Then, a few years ago, I heard it was the case in the sciences.
Now it is in the technical disciplines, and it is egregious. (4x oversupply). The magnitude and the discipline is the news here (at least for me).
- ryanSrich 10y agoGetting your graduate degree solely to gain professorship is a bad look for anyone, even in engineering. The supply of professors across the board has been extremely high for at least 5 years.
- sseagull 10y agoThe lack of scientists has been a myth for a long time, and probably comes from the lumping of very different fields under the umbrella of "STEM". Lots of good info from the IEEE Spectrum (2013): "The STEM Crisis is a Myth" http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth-an-ongoing-discussion http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth-an...