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An application of the (100/e)% rule applied to postdocs: moving on from an academic career, perhaps
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There's a nice rule from mathematics that states that, when making some types of decisions, one can sample the first (100/e)% of the things available to get a feel for what is out there, ...
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From Math to AI with Few Formal Accomplishments
Short version: How to manage a transition from a math PhD to academic AI research with few formal accomplishments in either field?
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Background I finished a pure math PhD at a prestigious ...
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Switch from pure mathematics to machine learning as postdocs?
I'm a first year postdoc in pure mathematics (geometry/topology with strong background in analysis) with undergraduate statistics and probability background (with also measure theoretic probability). ...
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Is an Additional degree required to qualify myself for post doc/industry position outside my area of expertise?
Can someone with a Ph.D in field X get a job in academia or industry in field Y, even if the job posting says "PhD in field Y required?". If not how will going back to get a second post graduate ...
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