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I think the unfortunate truth is that US academia job market is already highly saturated. Look, a professor may need 5 to 10 PhD students, but there won't be s

I think the unfortunate truth is that US academia job market is already highly saturated. Look, a professor may need 5 to 10 PhD students, but there won't be so many positions open when those students graduate. In the past physics and biology graduates will try to stay as postdoc or research assistant as long as possible. Or find a position in industry. Nevertheless, this is just not a sustainable model in the long run. Eventually it will come to a point where more and more of them will go back to their home country.

killjoywashere 7y ago
You read the old guys and they were in the opposite situation. I remember reading the intro to Goodman and Gilman's once; I think it was Gilman who noted he was the unfortunate who couldn't find a job in industry and had to take a job in academia. Grass is always greener.
- datashow 7y ago
  For internationals, it is easier to get Visa and Green Card in academia.