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Exactly this; this is also why people with multiple PhDs are incredibly rare (and viewed as odd ducks). The expectation is you've been trained to do "science" i
by stochastician 8y ago
Exactly this; this is also why people with multiple PhDs are incredibly rare (and viewed as odd ducks). The expectation is you've been trained to do "science" if you have a PhD, and thus a second one is redundant.
- collyw 8y agoExactly. I have met plenty of PhDs that have switched fields from Physics to biology for example.
- brainpool 8y agoSpot on. Note also that the person taking on that second PhD took up a spot that could have been useful for someone else. Odd duck indeed.
- marmaduke 8y agoI hadn’t thought about the multi PhD case.. I’ve never met one. I’d expect someone to do a post doc even if it’s far afield from their PhD.