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| Feb 7, 2015 at 3:56 | comment | added | Brian Borchers | For example, this is a common issue in mathematics faculty searches, where you sometimes get applications from candidates in related disciplines (theoretical CS, mathematical physics, Finance, Economics, or Industrial Engineering/Operations Research) that may do very mathematically oriented research but might not be well prepared to teach a broad range of undergraduate and graduate level mathematics courses. Even if this isn't really a problem, it's likely that members of the search committee will be more comfortable with one of their own kind. | |
| Feb 6, 2015 at 21:34 | history | answered | Chris C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |