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Age vs career in natural science [duplicate]
Due to my country's education (we finish high school later than other countries), a year off, doing master's degree, I am finding myself in my first year of PhD in States being 26 years old, ...
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Age restrictions for teaching in united states [duplicate]
I am asking this question in a general sense (in the majority sense) and is not particular to any institute or topic.
Is there any upper age limit to join as an assistant professor in the US?
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Can someone in his mid 40s start an academic career? [duplicate]
Suppose that one gets his PhD (electrical engineering) in his mid 40's; is it too late to get an academic job at a university?
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Am I likely to be perceived as less successful if I start as an assistant professor at age 40?
Several professors, including my former advisor and a senior member of my research community, have been encouraging me to apply for a faculty job. I am torn about it mostly because I am 40 years old. ...
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Is it practically possible to rise to the highest ranks of academia in STEM in the US system after finishing a PhD at 34? [closed]
I am about to finish my Ph.D. at the ripe old age of 34. I plan to stay on and try to become a part of the faculty at a university. Considering the time it takes, not to mention the competition ...
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Changing fields in postdoc. Whether or not to pursue another postdoc at 35
This is my story. I did my PhD in neuroscience (took me 5 years), with no publications during my PhD, but got my PhD thesis published 2 years after graduation as a first-author Nature Medicine paper ...
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Does age matter to get a job/postdoc?
I stayed at home after I got married, but at 25 years old I decided to study History. Now I've finished my BA, MA, PhD and postdoc. I've got several publications and I can say I have a very ...
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Ageism in Tenure-track applications
I am applying tenure-track positions now, however I am about 10 years older than the average applicant (I worked many years in industry before PhD).
I talked to 2 experienced people whom I trust. ...
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Discrimination against theists by atheists in academia
Several times I read or heard about the claim that there is a discrimination against theists in academia by atheists. For example the german newspaper ZEIT Campus ONLINE cites an anthropologist Robert ...
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Why are so many science jobs temporary in the US?
In science in the US, a large fraction of the available jobs are temporary, and typically scientists take on temporary jobs (usually called postdocs) earlier in their careers. Why is this the case? ...
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In choosing between MD-PhD and PhD, how should I factor in the expected age at which I'll start my career as a professor?
My ideal career is to be lead a lab at a university as a professor.
If I completed a residency and fellowship after an MD-PhD, which I think I'd love because of the 80/20 split that fits my ...
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