Timeline for Clearinghouse for Physics Postdoc positions?
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| May 13, 2018 at 17:06 | comment | added | John | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| May 13, 2018 at 8:28 | comment | added | user21264 | @John I think yes. But strong means about the same level as other applicants who might have one or two postdocs already. | |
| May 13, 2018 at 7:56 | comment | added | John | I see. So if I do am strong enough in terms of pubs, it would prob be a good idea not to do a postdoc just apply for faculty right away? | |
| May 13, 2018 at 7:45 | comment | added | user21264 | @John Depends on your superviser. If he wants you to help them write grants, or allows you to apply for your own (in some places there are postdoc grants) then you learn that ability. But, mainly people try go to groups where they can significantly improve their publication record. A secondary objective is to learn something new in terms of techniques used in your research. | |
| May 13, 2018 at 7:01 | comment | added | John | Postdoc provides extra research exp, what more do you gain from it in order to obtain a position as a faculty instead? The ability to writing grants? | |
| May 13, 2018 at 6:30 | comment | added | user21264 | @John I know of very few people in my field who did that. Usually, it was because they had a very good academic record. Faculty applications require a lot of preparation, so if your record is good, it's worth sending them. Also, if your record is good enough for a postdoc job, but not strong enough for a faculty, your adviser can't give you as good letter of recommendation for a faculty position as they would have for a postdoc. | |
| May 13, 2018 at 6:15 | comment | added | John | Fabulous. thanks very much. Question: why not just apply for faculty position? Don't have to go through postdoc. | |
| May 13, 2018 at 5:24 | history | answered | user21264 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |