throwawayjobsea

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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
No, for two reasons: 1. The preference (note: not requirement) is quite explicit. 2. No one in CS (literally, even the upper echelon) has the applicant pool that provides them with the luxury of prioritizing on the basis of diversity.
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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
> How's the market look for MS holders with experience in industry? If you like teaching and can deal with the cut in pay, you should seriously consider applying to lower-ranked colleges/universities that have teaching positi
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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
> The teaching positions might be different They are very very very different. You have the normal "applications close on / for full consideration submit materials before [month] [day]" thing. But if you submit your appl
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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
I actually agree with parent's point here, but for a different reason. Many of these teaching positions are in the range where you will be dependent on social security / medicare in order to retire. I consider that dependence effe
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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
> But the biggest problem is this: academics are afraid of anyone who hasn't demonstrated commitment to their system by earning a Ph.D, writing a thesis, and accepting terrible wages and living conditions for a number of years as j
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by throwawayjobsea 9y ago
I'm a phd student currently on the job market for more teaching-oriented (but sometimes still tenure-track) positions. Outside of R1, the article actually understates the shortage. It's definitely a seller's market, and man