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>> The great universities of the West churn out far, far more PhDs than there are post-doc positions for, let alone tenure-track. In steady state, e
by blacksmythe 10y ago
>> The great universities of the West churn out far,
far more PhDs than there are post-doc positions for,
let alone tenure-track.
In steady state, each professor, on average, can only produce one student who goes on to be a professor.
- leereeves 10y agoAnd how many more to work in industry or government?
- gaius 10y agoThey are not professors... And in many if not most cases are doing work that could be done by anyone with a good Bachelors or Masters degree.
- leereeves 10y agoAny work, including being a professor, could be done by someone with a good Bachelors or Masters degree. Or no degree at all, but self-taught diligently. The PhD is just one road to learning, which still has value for those who choose to pursue it.