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You really think Berkeley's top-ranked PhD program is recruiting people who couldn't find jobs? It is well known that PhD programmes churn out far more PhDs th
by gaius 9y ago
You really think Berkeley's top-ranked PhD program is recruiting people who couldn't find jobs?
It is well known that PhD programmes churn out far more PhDs than can reasonably be employed in their field.
I mean, including friends and former colleagues I probably know maybe 300 people with PhDs. Of those I can count on my fingers those actually doing research in academia, probably one hand those on tenure track. But do you really think any of them slogged through the programme in Physics or Biology just to get a software job writing CRUD apps, or prettying up BI reports?
- learc83 9y agoYou're arguing against a point that the OP didn't make.
- the_seraphim 9y agoI mean, this is the internet right? isn't that what's expected? Those who really excel at academical training are those who are best suited to academical training, aka professors.
- throwawayjava 9y agoSee point 3. At least in CS, at least for the moment, there's insane demand for CS educators. Maybe not research track at top 20 R1, but definitely requires a PhD.