Timeline for Postdoc vs Assistant Prof - which is better for a career academic?
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| Feb 20, 2019 at 18:55 | comment | added | Erwan | @FrostedCentral afaik being assistant professor is supposed to be more advanced in the career ladder, so it's more prestigious. On the other hand, when your contract ends people might assume that something went wrong, especially if assistant professor are usually tenure track in the country. It looks a bit weird to me, normally the title corresponds to a specific status in the academic hierarchy. But I'm not in Scandinavia, it might be a local thing. | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 15:16 | comment | added | FrostedCentral | @TommiBrander This question being hypothetical, let's assume the said job ad IS for an asst prof. How important is a title for long term job prospects, all things equal? | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 14:32 | comment | added | Tommi | If you want to quote from or link to the job announcement, that would help with figuring out what is going on. No pressure, of course. | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 14:17 | comment | added | FrostedCentral | @Erwan yeah I've read the job posting many times..it does look like a postdoc but it's for an asst prof. I had to submit a research plan and teaching statement. The paygrade appears to be the same as that of an experienced postdoc. | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 14:01 | comment | added | Erwan | Are you sure that the second one is a position of assistant professor? I've never heard of an assistant professor being supervised by another academic. Also the fact that it's with a specific topic and duration makes it look more like a postdoc position. | |
| Feb 20, 2019 at 13:29 | answer | added | Buffy | timeline score: 3 | |
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| Feb 20, 2019 at 12:45 | comment | added | xLeitix | I am surprised - to my knowledge assistant professorships in Scandinavia are typically tenure-track. Source: I am an assistant professor in Sweden. | |
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