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I acknowledge your experience, but I have to wonder how much of this is caused by setting a very high bar in the preliminary selection stages. The number of pe

I acknowledge your experience, but I have to wonder how much of this is caused by setting a very high bar in the preliminary selection stages. The number of people who can do Stanford-level research in computer science is probably pretty low. But the number of people who could teach first- and second-year computer science courses, even to Stanford standards, could be much higher.

jzoch 9y ago
The positions in question were actually lecturer, not professor, positions. We have former TA's currently going through the process right after graduating undergrad even. Even then, with minimal experience "required", its a hard problem.