Questions tagged [assistant-professor]
Questions that relate to the academic rank of assistant professor.
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Is it possible to become a tenure track Assistant Professor at the same university where I did Post Doc?
I know that there is such thing as "intellectual incest" and that many universities are against hiring their own PhD graduates for their faculty positions.
But what about the movement from being a ...
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What is the etymology of “Assistant Professor”?
In the US, "Assistant Professor" is a junior rank among permanent university faculty. Generally, Assistant Professors are independent researchers with more or less the same job responsibilities as ...
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The assistant professor doesn't answer e-mails [closed]
I'v already read the similar questions here, but i'm sure those are not applicable in my case.
The assistant reminded us during the last session that we can contact him via email, he is only ...
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Is it common to perform a campus interview before asking for letters of recommendation [closed]
I was recently invited to an on-campus interview after having a skype interview. I noticed, after checking with my referees, that this particular school did not request letters of recommendation for ...
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Is it ok to call myself stupid in an email to a professor explaining why I have not completed my project yet?
Thing is, dude was happy with my work in a research course with him over the summer. I had a small portion left to complete the project which I offered to volunteer to do. He immediately ordered the ...
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If I am willing to relocate, is it true that Pure Functional Analyst very hard to land a tenure-track faculty position? [closed]
Background: Currently I am a first year PhD student in Mathematics in Singapore, doing functional analysis (doing theoretical stuff, not on PDE).
My hope is to get a tenure-track assistant ...
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Prof at small university or postdoc at big university
Recently I've been faced with the dilemma of being an assistant professor in a small rural University near my home city or being a postdoc at the top University in my field in the world.....
What are ...
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What is the nature of the “assistant professor” position in India?
In this recent academia.SE question, the questioner mentions that as an undergraduate they did research with an assistant professor. That faculty member had a master's degree (only) at the time and ...
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Are post-docs required for faculty jobs in statistics?
Is it possible to become a tenure-track assistant professor of statistics department directly after the PhD, without having to do a postdoc? I'm interested in the top schools in the US (i.e., the Ivy ...
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Responsibilities of a brand-new assistant professor outside of research/teaching? [closed]
I know professors in general have a lot of time-consuming duties outside of research and teaching, and I'm wondering on what timescale these responsibilities start to ramp up.
For example, committees....
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Can I be an assistant professor to just “try it out”?
Currently I'm in a situation where I was originally working with an university to develop a course while being in industry, but I left the industry job. I'm not sure how to approach the conversation ...
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Does two-ninths month NSF rule apply to non-tenure track research assistant professor positions?
I wonder if the NSF two-ninths months rule applies to Research Assistant Professor positions? This is a non-tenure track position, however I may submit a sole-PI grant and I wonder if I can cover 100% ...
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Associate Editorship in a high-impact journal
Is an Associate Editorship in a good journal a very busy position? Should junior faculties at the very early stage (i.e. at the time of joining the department as a faculty) put an effort of being an ...
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faculty interviews - timing/conflicts
I was interviewed on-campus for an assistant professor position and was told that I would be contacted this week for the result. Yesterday, I received an on-campus interview from another university to ...
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What is a junior researcher in academia
Can we call someone a junior researcher if he or she has obtained their Ph.D recently and also has research stay abroad?
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Has anyone ever gotten only one campus interview or offer? [closed]
despite having "a pedigree/publication record guaranteed" to get me a tenure-track faculty position (engineering), after applying to 11 schools, I received four Skype interviews, and two rejections.
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How do theorists in STEM fields update equipment?
As a theorist my chief capital costs are software and computers (for large calculations and simulations). If starting at a new institution I would ask for these in my start up budget (about 20k USD). ...
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A master's degree from IGNOU is eligible for a CSIR -NET qualification? [closed]
If someone completes his master degree in mathematics from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Can he be eligible for a CSIR -NET application?
CSIR -NET is a necessary qualification for ...
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How is the applicant's bringing attention to his/her own application viewed if you know nothing about him/her?
Let us assume that a postdoc is applying for a tenure-track faculty position in computer science in an English- or German-speaking country. After submitting the application, the postdoc contacted ...
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Is translation of certificates for professorship positions required?
The job websites of some US universities ask to upload a doctoral certificate for assistant professor positions in Computer Science. My doctoral certificate is not in English. IMHO, a quick look on ...
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W2 positions at the universities of applied sciences in Germany
The W2 professorship ads of all universities of applied sciences in Germany have a passage requring (e.g., for Bavaria)
darüber hinaus besondere Leistungen bei der Anwendung oder Entwicklung ...
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Academic career start: Postdoctoral or AP
I am a fresh PhD and I have job offer of Postdoctoral researcher in world leading university (QS rank 6) and assistant professorship in an average university (QS rank 339). What is good for long term ...
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Should I take a Certificate for University Teaching while doing a postdoc?
I have just gotten a 2.5 year postdoctoral fellowship (philosophy) to do my own research project at a University (I am connected to a relevant research group and professor, but basically the project ...
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How to have a competitive research group in a school doesn't have graduate program?
I'm applying to assistant professor positions and my research plan is based on three main projects. My initial idea is having 2 PhD students and one postdoc working on each project. However, there is ...
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Vacation Days of Assistant Professor in Canada [closed]
I may apply for an Assistant Professor (AP) position at York University in Toronto, Canada. Since I live in Europe, I would like to know how many vacation days are available in this position. For ...
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Are Assistant professorships with no starting packages/benefits and high teaching load considered normal?
I am asking this question because I simply do not know.
The story is that some department (northern continental Europe for what is worth) is (unofficially for the moment) negotiating an Assistant ...
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Assistant professor position in USA (9 months). Is it badly seen to spend the summer to work at distance in my home country?
I will start soon an Assistant professor position in USA in Engineering. During the first 2 years the summer is paid. From the third I hope to get funded with grants. Is it badly seen if I spend the ...
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Is it an offence to ask a professor to share a soft copy of his recent book with me for my semester?
My professor (say Mr. X), a theoretical physicist, is in charge of a course on Math Physics in the undergrads. He had co-authored a book on Statistical Mechanics but he never mentioned anything about ...
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Applying for both assistant and associate professor position at the same university
I'm an established, normal, non-stellar postdoc in computer science, several years after my PhD defense, and am going now for higher-rank academic positions. A particular university in the US offers ...
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Dealing with add/drop class numbers
I'm teaching a new course at a top 50 university where they have an add/drop class policy during the first weeks. This course was previously taught by a different professor whom I don't know, but he ...
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Academic faculty expat (Germany) experiences and new research group advice [closed]
I have been offered a W1 professorship to start a research group (CS/Engineering) at a German university and am seeking to learn from others' experiences or someone prepared to be a second-opinion / ...
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How can I quickly prepare an application for a tenure-track assistant-professor position?
I am a postdoc applying for a research-level tenure-track assistant-professor position in 1st-world English-speaking or German-speaking countries. The area is Computer Science. The Web is full of ...
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What is the average salary of Assistant Professor in South Korea?
What is the average salary of Assistant Professor in South Korea? How tough it is for a foreign faculty member to get public and private sector funded projects for his/her lab?
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Postdoc in reputed university vs Assistant professor in below average university [closed]
I am a fresh Ph.D. scholar. I have applied for several academic jobs and recently I got acceptance for a Postdoc position in a university (world QS rank 71) and an assistant professorship offer in a ...
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I am an assistant professor, looking for the right PhD candidate: is it ok to contact a professor who is not listed in the references?
I have Skype interviewed the best 3 applicants for a PhD position, offered with my startup package as assistant professor in a USA university (ranked between 30 and 70 nationally). The candidates are ...
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I start an Assistant Professor position in August (in USA). Is it better to hire a Phd in August or January?
I start an Assistant Professor position in August at a USA university (ranked between 30th and 70th). I am already advertising the two PhD positions I got in the startup, and for one of the two I ...
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Assistant professor position in the USA. Can any leftover startup money for equipment be used to pay students or my summer salary? [closed]
I got an offer for a tenure-track assistant professor position in USA, Department of Engineering. The university national ranking is between 35th and 65th at the US News website. if I will have any ...
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Startup package, for assistant professor in USA: should I ask for a an extra PhD or an extra post-doc?
I got an offer for a tenure-track assistant professor position in USA, Department of Engineering. The university national ranking is between 35th and 65th at the US News website. I was offered a ...
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Recommendation letter from assistant professor vs professor
Which one will be given more importance? A strong recommendation from a new assistant professor or an average recommendation from senior professor?
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Assistant professor: is it bad if I attend a class in a discipline close to mine but not exactly mine?
I just got a position as assistant professor in the USA. The university I am working at is one of the top 50, according to the U.S. News & World Report. I will be teaching and carrying out high-...
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What stops a university from doing whatever they want when an academic misconduct allegation arises?
I got permission from a professor to submit an essay to him that I wrote for one of his previous classes. It is academic misconduct to do this unless you receive permission from the professor.
Say ...
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PhD at same location as undergraduate?
I'm an undergraduate currently. I am looking to pursue a PhD next year. I have an established PI here who I have been working very well with, and we already have, well, probably at least 2 years in ...
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What is a professor called who teaches only one class and who works in the industry during the day-a visiting professor still?
She teaches a class at night and she works in the industry during the day. She has a PhD though.
Is this still called a "Visiting professor" (which I thought meant you were permanently employed at ...
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Is it possible to get a professor position without having had any fellowships in grad school?
As a deferred action for early childhood arrival (DACA) student, I found out that I am not eligible for federal fellowships from the government or through the university.
Some universities allow for ...
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What happens to a professor if too many students drops out of his or her class?
I am taking a course this semester for an upper year undergraduate course in mathematics.
The course instructor had some experience of teaching lower year courses, and her performance in those ...
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Combining Visiting Professor with TT
I currently work as a TT Assistant Professor in a very comfortable and welcoming top-100 university in my field. My wife lives in another country for the time being and I would like to spend more time ...
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Co-authors not willing to publish after rejection. May I drop them?
We wrote a case report (1 + 2 co authors). The case report was not accepted. I tried to convince the other co-authors to re-write and submit.
I waited for 3 years and 6 months. The co-authors showed ...
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Can somebody with a PhD in theoretical physics become a Assistant Professor / Instructor in Mathematics?
Most community colleges and universities ask for PhD / Master's in Mathematics in order to become a Assistant Professor / Instructor in mathematics. I know that this will greatly depend on the ...
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How much should a supervisor expect from students who have graduated?
I have recently completed my PhD and taken up a faculty position at another institution. My new job is busy and I regularly get emails from my PhD supervisor asking me to write protocols or for ...
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Making sense of U.S. assist. prof. salaries: gross vs net, 9 vs. 12 months
Having recently received a PhD in Economics from a European university, I am entering the academic job market for economists this year. I am targeting research-intense, PhD-granting universities in ...
