This tag refers to application process for an academic course or an academic employment.
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Can I have both my supervisors write reference letters?
It seems like most PhD applications require at least two reference letter. One of my Master's thesis supervisors (a PhD) has written me a reference letter. Can I ask my other supervisor (a PhD ...
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What does “First Class or 2.1 Honours degree” mean?
A PhD position for which I am planning to apply notes:
Applicants should have (or expect to achieve) a minimum of a First Class or 2.1 Honours degree.
The position is in the UK, but I live in ...
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Is it a bad idea to send an article under review as a writing sample (faculty job application)
I have a manuscript that is under review in a major journal which is a main result out of a few recent years of my research. When applying for faculty positions, I would like to send the draft as a ...
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Accept admission offer this year or try again next year? [duplicate]
I had started my application process pretty late, from Feb-Mar this year for my graduate admission. Though I was rejected in many top universities, I got offers from good universities ranked in ...
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How to ask an university for application selection result before accepting an offer from another university?
I have an offer from one university and still awaiting results from others.
How to approach other universities and ask them about my application status so that I receive my selection / rejection ...
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Doing upper division pre-requisites for a second master's degree - need advice
I have a BA and an MA in biological anthropology/bioarchaeology (as well as all my PhD coursework done, go me). I left that field and academia in general several years ago and ended up landing a job ...
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For undergraduates, is publishing “weak” research better than not publishing?
As an undergraduate student, I have worked on some projects for my own interest, and recently a professor said that one of these works can be published (in a Elsevier journal with impact factor of ...
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Asking a PhD interviewer about preparation
I am having a PhD interview at a university in the US. The application procedure didn't involve submitting a research proposal, so I am not very sure what kind of questions I should expect.
A ...
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Early Career Research Fellow Application
What does a research panel look for in the research proposal of an early career research fellow applicant?
An early career research fellow is defined as a person who has completed PhD within five ...
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Does requesting to speed up on application process affect its outcome
I got an offer for a PhD position which, due to my financial status, I can only accept if I am awarded a scholarship, which is currently in consideration. Recently, I receive a job offer which have to ...
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Which topics should be covered in a teaching statement?
In mathematics, submitting a teaching statement (also called teaching philosophy or similar names) is part of the application package for any teaching jobs (and most research jobs). I suspect it is a ...
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Citing/Attaching unpublished papers in a Research Statement/Profile for a faculty job
I am a young academic and don't yet have any first author publications (several 2nd authors, though) but have several either submitted or very near being submitted. I am in a quantitative/scientific ...
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Are there downsides to speculative applications for academic jobs?
Speculative applications, i.e. application without a job announcement being published, are common (well, at least normal) in non-academic jobs. But I am not sure the situation is the same in academia. ...
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Should I make 2 applications to the same university
I apply for a PhD position, with my own research proposal, at one university and receive an offer already. However, as I cannot fund myself, I have to wait for the scholarship whose result will be ...
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Unsolicited CVs from grad school applicants - ignore or try to help?
I am a graduate student in physics and every other month or so I get an e-mail from someone who wants a grad school or even postdoc position. These e-mails often start out "Dear Professor (my name)," ...
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Research proposal for a pre-defined PhD topic
A school that I am applying has a list of available topics, along with their descriptions, which I can choose from. I already select one topic which matches my interest and background, I also contact ...
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Is there anything that I can do while waiting for the decision on scholarship
I applied for a PhD degree and has received an offer for it! However, I have to wait until the end of April to know whether they give me a scholarship as well. I'm very nervous as the number of ...
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Need help and advice concerning how to apply and look for grad schools
I am very new to this grad school process and currently overwhelmed to the point of tears.
I graduated from Stony Brook with a degree in Sociology in 2010. I was also admitted to Alpha Kappa Delta ...
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Value of light-to-none peer reviewed pay-to-publish articles
I have been approached by an international student about doing a PhD with me. As an MSc student in his home country he has published 3 articles in pay-to-publish venues, that are known to have little ...
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What are the key points in short descriptions of research experience?
When writing short descriptions of research experiences as a student (undergrad or postgrad), what are the key points that professors, potential collaborators and admission committees would like to ...
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Monitoring PhD positions in CS
Are there any ways of getting to know about new PhD positions in CS other then just looking trough university/research groups web sites? Maybe people from different branches can name some specialized ...
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Is it okay to use students as a reference when applying for a teaching position?
On one hand, this seems like the obvious thing to do: no one is going to be able to better testify to your teaching ability than a previous student. On the other hand, I've never heard of anybody ...
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Applying to graduate programs unrelated to undergraduate degree
Is it possible to enroll in a graduate program completely unrelated to one's undergraduate degree? Additionally, in my case, my undergraduate degree (computer science) is from outside the USA, and I'm ...
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I missed an application deadline, but it wasn't entirely my fault. How can I still be considered?
About a week ago, I went to submit the application for the mathematics PhD program at one of my top choice schools. The form told me I had missed the deadline, which was December 15th. I had January ...
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Are undergraduate reference letters adequate for PhD applications after a masters program?
Currently I am finishing my masters (one year) in economics at a Canadian university and am intending to apply to Canadian universities to do a PhD.
The issue I have is that in the courses I had ...
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Rumor mill and math job
After starting the application process this year, I found a wiki page at UC Davis that lists people who have supposedly been shortlisted, invited for interviews, or given offers for faculty positions ...
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How to request transcript copies from universities in the Netherlands?
In the US, one can request that the university from which one graduated to send copies of one's transcript to other universities (graduate admissions) or prospective employers. I would like to know ...
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Offer for a pre-PhD visit, how to handle the situation with other PhD applications in the queue?
I have received an offer to visit a lab for 4/5 months that could lead into a fully funded PhD. In the meantime I have other applications in the pipeline from which I will hear back in either a few ...
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should your CV include unfunded grant applications?
It seems that more and more schools are encouraging their faculty to apply for (and secure) external funding. I have not yet been awarded any research grants. If I'm applying for jobs at research ...
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PhD application asking what other insitution I am applying to, how to answer?
I understand that schools are trying to gauge the chances of an offer being accepted by a potential candidate. Similarly to what has been described for job applications and other questions that a ...
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Reapplying to same PhD program after one year, should I state I applied the previous year?
I was wondering if someone who is reapplying to the same program after it was not accepted the previous year is seen as a negative thing.
If in the application form I am asked if I applied the ...
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How to withdraw from an application process in a polite manner
Say a candidate has met with a potential PhD supervisor and it was rather evident that he would be willing to take on the candidate. You have emailed a lot and met in person a few times, but nothing ...
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How many referees are required on a resume/CV?
I have looked at a number of academic resumes to get a feeling for what people expect. I see that the number of referees that people give at the bottom of their resume varies quite a bit.
My ...
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Does working for a prestigious company help in a PhD application?
Does working for a prestigious company help in a PhD application? For example, suppose one does interesting work while at a prestigious company. Would this help an application?
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Feasibility and procedure for getting graduate admission in CS with non-CS background (undergraduate)
It is often said that branch change is possible while going for MS/ PhD in USA. But almost all examples (as seen on university sites and various blogs) are of someone completing undergraduate studies ...
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How big of an advantage are publications for Applied Mathematics grad school applications?
How much of an advantage does an Applied Mathematics PhD applicant have if he/she has a publication under his/her belt?
Of course, this depends on the "prestige" of the journal that he/she published ...
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During an application/interview should an applicant justify leaving a current faculty position (pre-tenure)?
I have been in a tenure-track position for 3 years and am going back on the job market. Would I be expected to "explain" why I am leaving, especially when it is pre-tenure? I suspect that a search ...
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NSF sponsoring scientist already having postdocs under their supervision
This question seems reasonably focused and of interest, but is perhaps unanswerable. I'm a mathematics student graduating and would like to apply for the NSF postdoctoral fellowship. I wanted to know ...
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In the social sciences, is it easier to get a post doc than a PhD?
I am completing a PhD in Global Studies in Germany, and would like to apply for a post doc in North America, especially Canada. However, I am not sure if there is funding for post docs in the social ...
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Relative or Absolute evaluation for academic positions?
When a committee is evaluating applicants for a permanent academic position (such as a Lecturer or Assistant Prof. position), do they select the best candidate in the absolute, or do they relativize ...
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Advice - MS in mathematics to increase competitiveness for PhD programs?
I am a senior math major (computer science minor) who is pretty worried about the next step in my academic career. First, let me state that I'm about as sure as I can be that I want to get a PhD in ...
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How to search for USA PhD Studentships?
findaphd.com is an excellent website to search for PhD studentships (PhD funding on specific projects) in the UK. Also, UK universities often advertise PhD studentship opportunities in their "job ...
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How should one formulate a Statement of Intent for an interdisciplinary degree?
I am having trouble articulating a statement of intent because of a few things. But to keep on point for Stack Exchange I'll focus only on one: interdisciplinary coursework.
I have spoken to a Fine ...
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How many applications are usually received for a given PhD position?
I realise that the answer to this question varies greatly between department and universities but I would like to get some estimates from somebody within the field since I myself has absolutely no ...
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Is it reasonable for me to expect an official and timely response to my PhD application?
I recently applied for a PhD position with a major university in Europe. However, I haven't heard back from them even though the dates for the interviews have passed. This somewhat provoces me since ...
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Different CV for university position and research industry position?
Up to now, I've only applied to "public" academic positions (universities or public research centers). I have now an academic CV, that is roughly 7 pages long (2 pages of "classic" CV, and 5 pages of ...
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How to start a startup based on university research?
This is a follow-up to Entrepreneurial opportunities for faculty members.
Say, a few researchers, professors and their students, at a university would like to start a company to exploit and ...
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How do academics make money from applying their research?
There are a lot of very smart people in academia. They are at the front of human knowledge and push it further. Obviously, the research that comes out of academia is very new. My question is who ...
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Percentage of waiting-list students offered a PhD position
As a result of comments on my earlier question, I am posting another question.
Is there a rule of thumb for what percentage of waiting-list students is eventually placed, or invited, for a PhD ...
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What percentage of admitted PhD students comes from waiting lists
I was wondering if there is a rule of thumb for the following.
What percentage of students that are accepted for a PhD position were initially put on a waiting list, and were only admitted after ...
