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In my experience with pure mathematics, it was much closer to your description of CS/Stats. The standard path is to spend 4-7 years doing the PhD, then another
by kevinventullo 7y ago
In my experience with pure mathematics, it was much closer to your description of CS/Stats. The standard path is to spend 4-7 years doing the PhD, then another 4-6 or so doing postdocs under various guises ("research fellow", "visiting researcher", "<non-TT identifier> assistant professor"). Most American mathematicians I've met followed this path, including profs at teaching-focused institutions as well as Fields medalists.
- laGrenouille 7y agoYes, that’s actually my understanding as well of pure mathematics. What I was trying to say is that in Stats (my field) and CS its quite common to go straight into a TT job, and a postdoc is often a sign of particular prestige. In mathematics a postdoc is the standard post-Ph.D. route; of course some positions are very well regarded and others less so, but having a postdoc itself is just the status-quo for an aspiring academic at that point.