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Does the author think that if we do away with the title, young academic workers, without publications or status, are going to be treated any better? If it someh
by tgv 4y ago
Does the author think that if we do away with the title, young academic workers, without publications or status, are going to be treated any better? If it somehow manages to overcome the temp-worker problem by giving them permanent contracts or tenure, the outcome won't be pretty. We've been there and done that. If we don't, the problem stays, but we've abolished the title.
"Are you a doctor yet son?" "No ma, but I've got three publications in Frontiers of Cell, Memory, and Sports Management."
- leereeves 4y agoThe author thinks (and said) that if we do away with PhD programs, early career researchers will have all the protections afforded employees. For an unfortunate subset of PhD candidates, that would be an improvement.
- oogali 4y agoI don't doubt that the author would agree with you that a PhD by any other name still suffers from the same problems. The contents suggest that author's title is hyperbolic and they know it, as the author is [clearly] calling for dismantling/restructuring/etc of the whole structure and pipeline by laying out each of the faults point by point.