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Should I leave academia?
First some background. Two years ago I joined a research group as a research associate. My intention in obtaining that position was to publish with the group and build some academic capital, but in ...
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Do community colleges have good math libraries?
Do community colleges have good mathematics libraries (with advanced books)? I am sure that it is different from place to place. I am interested to get some feeling of the general situation.
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How an academic can reconcile the problem of collaboration and competition with colleagues at the same time?
In many fields of academia, a professor must get grants to fund his research (e.g., medicine, biology).
Early in academic career, a scientist can have naive expectations about how things work in ...
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MD-Phd (MSTP): What are the benefits?
I have BS in Biotech, an MS in Neuroscience and applying MD-Phd next June. I have always wanted to go into academia and eventually establish my own lab. However, I have been receiving a lot of ...
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Optimal journal publications strategy (academic career)
Suppose that I've written 10 academic papers. Which CV is the best for academic appointments?
5 publications in mid-high ranked journals, 5 in low ranked (but nevertheless peer-reviewed) journals.
5 ...
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How does one keep herself updated with new research without forgetting older results?
The title is fairly generic in nature, so I'm trying to elaborate in the body. I'm interested in answers pertaining to Theoretical Computer Science (TCS), but I'm certain the question would be equally ...
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What are the various designations/stages in the academic career of the person
In context of a person's academic profile in a web application, I need to broadly classify the various degree/designations/stages in the academic career of the person.
For example I would like to ...
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How do professors usually discover “new” research interests?
Usually, a person starts out with a single primary research interest as a PhD student (closely related to that of their adviser). But then as they move on through the assistant professor stage, they ...
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Question regarding how to slow down and enjoy academic life
I am currently an undergraduate student taking an Honours Pure Mathematics degree with an additional major in Astrophysics and I plan to go to a good graduate school (as good as I can get into) for ...
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How do I find research groups that do work in field X?
What is the best way to go about to find a certain research group that do work in a specific field (e.g research groups doing empirical brain investigations but working from a dualistic perspective, ...
