Questions tagged [phd]
Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.
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How long should it take a potential PhD supervisor to evaluate proposal?
I've contacted a potential PhD supervisor last month and gave him my PhD proposal. about a week after that I've got a response from the professor, acknowledging the receipt of my proposal and saying ...
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Should I put my résumé on LinkedIn when applying for a PhD?
When I apply to a university for acceptance to their PhD program, I send my résumé with the application. When I want to apply for a job outside of academia, I also send my résumé to them. In both ...
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Is it possible to have a PhD advisor from another university?
I am a graduate student, 2nd year, in a STEM field at a US university. I have passed my quals.
Is it possible to ask from a Professor who is not at your university to be your advisor? Did anybody ...
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Should I do an MBBS before/after taking a doctoral program in neuroscience?
My goal is to become a professor in neuroscience. At the moment I have a master's degree in computer science. During my studies, I did research in neuroscience but from a computational aspect. I ...
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What to do when haven't heard back from potential supervisor who is moving?
I had contacted a potential supervisor and got a positive response from him. He said that he is interested but he said we should do a skype interview first. He also stated that he is moving to another ...
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Will doing my CS PhD by distance learning make it harder to get a job as a professor?
I've seen very reputable universities such as Georgia Tech and Berkley, to name a few, offering MSc degrees in Computer Science through distance learning. However, I'm not seeing the same distance ...
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What to write in email to potential PhD advisor? [duplicate]
I would like to apply for following PhD studies in the Nordic countries, particularly in the field of Computer Science. The problem that I found is that it says in the admission procedure that "before ...
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Overcoming depression and getting back on rails with PhD work [duplicate]
I'm a first year PhD student (computer science), and I've felt that I lost this year up to now due to some life difficulties. I'm getting no financial support and I was forced to teach to get some ...
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Is it appropriate to buy a "thank you" gift for a PhD supervisor?
I am nearing the end of my PhD and I would quite like to buy a "thank you" gift for my supervisor (although, she's the socially awkward type who I'm sure will be greatly embarrassed to receive one).
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Why dissertation has no score in GPA in United States?
I saw the PhD transcript of a colleague graduated from a US university. There was no score for the dissertation, just stated Pass with no effect on the cumulative GPA.
Is it common?
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Is it possible to restart a PhD due to issues with supervisor (and should I do it)?
I am a PhD student in Europe and I am in the state of permanent crisis because of my PhD supervisor. He is a very nice person, who is very active with public engagement, very successful at grant ...
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Chair of my committee keep adding and changing ideas
I am trying to defend my proposal and I have a very inefficient professor as the chair of my committee. He keep adding and changing ideas consistently. I get the feeling that he doesn't really know ...
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Finding a field of interest for my PhD
I'm a fifth year pure mathematics student and after this year I should get a Master degree (I'm from Europe). As you might know, this should be the time I decide (or at least seriously start thinking ...
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Confidentiality of thesis data: PhD with industrial partner
In the field of Mechanical Engineering, when doing a PhD in a University but in partnership with a company, at some universities, an agreement is signed between the company and the university (or ...
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Will getting a PhD close doors for working as a software developer?
I am trying to decide whether I should continue with a PhD (in a field closely related to computer science) after my MS. I will be finishing my MS soon and have an opportunity to continue for a PhD.
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Is it advisable to apply to more than one PhD program?
Is it good to apply for more than one PhD program and accept ( the best case, obviously ) the most interesting/best paid/best outlooks one?
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How long to wait for an optimal/good PhD thesis/program, should settle for less exciting topics?
When I started applying for Phd programs I had big dreams and goals on working on certain topics and spending lots of time in the field. I also had in mind some location and universities but I was ...
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Is it normal for an advisor to expect >80 hour workweeks from PhD students, and threaten them with dismissal?
My advisor always keeps pointing out that I should have publications and I should keep working and stuff like that. Recently he's been saying that not all student will finish Ph.D. and you should be ...
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Do we actually need more PhDs?
A few months ago I attended a panel discussion on non-academic future careers for physics PhDs. The panel was made up of two senior physicists, a science communicator and freelance journalist, and a ...
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How do I find the standing of a journal or conference for an academic CV?
I'm writing an academic CV for a PhD application and they have asked for the standing of journals or conferences of published articles.
Research publications
Include articles published or ...
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A potential PhD supervisor declined to accept me as a student; can I ask a second time?
I found a relevant PhD supervisor who refused to supervise my PhD project by saying that he has no open position in his research group. Is it OK to mail him again and request to accept me as a student,...
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What should be emphasised in a statement of purpose when applying for STEM PhD programs in the United States?
This question might be more suitable for they who are or were application reviewers of STEM ph.D. programs in U.S. universities.
I want to know what kinds of s.o.p. do catch reviewers' attention? ...
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Second masters degree or PhD? [duplicate]
So this year I'm finishing my masters degree in Security of Information Systems, in a third world country University (best in my country but still) , and I might have a chance at a fully funded ...
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How do international PhD students typically obtain health insurance in the United States?
Could anyone kindly provide me with information about how PhD international students can be covered by health insurance in the US? :
Is it often granted by the University?
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Undergraduate research in mathematics
I am a European student applying for a PhD in mathematics in the US. Browsing the internet, I have come across quite a lot of American PhD applicants claiming that they have several years of research ...
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Practical strategies for increasing one's passion and excitement about research?
I am a second year PhD student in computer science. I see other students craving to find new problems, read papers and it's like they are enjoying it and when they find a problem, they spend endless ...
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PhD outside of Germany after a Master's from a German Fachhochschule
Can I go for Phd in USA, Canada, Australia or any other European country with my master's degree from a German Fachhochschule? I am planning to work for two years as a lecturer and researcher in my ...
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Recommendation Letter from a non-PhD referee
I am applying for a PhD program and I am in the process of choosing people for recommendation letters. Being someone in the final year of master's program (and not been involved with many people in ...
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Can a 3 years PhD make an independent researcher ? Or how many post-docs after PhD to be an independent researcher? [duplicate]
I am doing research more than 3 years. I was admitted in a 3 years program, now in the last months of the program. I fell I have a long way in the field to be an independent researcher. But most of ...
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verbal agreement to convert masters to PhD but reconsidering
I am currently doing a Masters of Philosophy, with my key interests being ecology and evolution.
When I enrolled earlier this year, I had an agreement with my professor that I would continue to a ...
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Is a PhD right for you if you hate doing research in your free time but love doing it as a job?
Say for example you are a new PhD student and realize that you hate doing research in your free time but you are more than willing to spend several hours in the morning to do research. Was your ...
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Mentioning placement offer in a curriculum vitae?
I have been offered an engineering position from a reputed multinational corporation working broadly in Communications and Microprocessors. Meanwhile I am applying for a MS/PhD position in a different ...
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What skills can I get during a PhD to be competitive on the job market against non-PhD holders?
Earning a PhD help you learn tools and techniques in your field, and lets you become an expert in a very specific field of science. However, once you get your degree and try to enter the labor market, ...
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Possibility of doing PhD in astronomy with only masters in CS
I have a masters degree in Computer Science & Engineering (and currently employed in s/w industry in India), but have no degree in physics. For long, I've been interested in doing research in ...
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What incentives do professors have to increase the PhD completion rate in their department?
In other words:
How do professors profit if a larger (rather than smaller) proportion of entering PhD students in their department complete their degree?
(At my department at least, it seems like ...
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Is teaching a graduate course with 30 students an unreasonable expectation for a PhD student with a TA contract?
I am a PhD student in a social science field, and am on a teaching assistantship. My contract stipulates that TAs are to work no more than an average of 15 hours per week.
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Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements for Ph.D. students - What is normal?
As an incoming Ph.D. student I was asked to sign an intellectual property assignment agreement in addition to an employment contract as a condition for receiving a tuition reduction and a stipend. ...
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Are review articles the result of original observations?
I am about to submit a PhD thesis by published work. The university guidelines states that "the content of the papers should be the result of original observations". I would like to include a review ...
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Speaking to experience in a statement of purpose for a PhD program.
I am beginning the process of applying to PhD programs in Neuroscience for a fall 2015 start. I will be graduating this December with a Bachelor's in biology and math. I have been working as a ...
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How to contact a PI when I have been out of the system for a while?
I want to do a biology/biotech related PhD in Germany, I have an MSc in the field and some good ideas about what I'd like to research (biofilms and/or synthetic biology, those really excite me) but in ...
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Is a PhD needed after an MD or DO if one wants to pursue a research career?
I have completed my MD. I am more interested in research than in clinical practice. I know there are post-doc positions available which accept post-MD candidates. Still I am thinking of doing a PhD in ...
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Is it difficult to get admission to a phd in stem cell biology in Europe?
I am looking for a phd position in stem cell biology and have been trying very hard for the last 6 months in Germany or any European country. I have tried to contact many professors via mail but have ...
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How does the PhD experience differ for paying students?
Some PhD programs offer students an opportunity to either pay for the PhD themselves or to take a teaching assistantship in exchange for a tuition waiver.
Aside from a lack of teaching duties, are ...
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What are financial prospects for a postdoc as compared to a PhD student without funding?
I am going to start my PhD, unfortunately, I did not get any funding. I am thinking of taking a loan so that I could focus more on my PhD studies, but the loan will need to be repaid after PhD. ...
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What are the career prospects of doing a theoretical computer science PhD.?
I am a 27 year old (ex-)physics graduate student and I am quitting this graduate program to enter a new PhD. program in theoretical CS. As for mathematics background - I have always been interested in ...
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Inquiry for Ph.D admissions in European countries [duplicate]
I want to pursue a Ph.D in Chemistry and the destinations of my choice are Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Sweden. Can anyone please tell me the scholarships and fellowships available to which ...
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Chances of Acceptance after Institutional Action
During my undergraduate career I was found guilty of academic dishonesty and suspended for 1 semester. Because of this, I was obviously distressed and reevaluated my position as a student. After much ...
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Should I take undergraduate CS classes if all I do is applied software dev and data science?
I am a PhD student in social science who got interested in programming via data analysis in R and various utility tools in Python, SQL, Java (for web scraping, data querying, etc.).
I am considering ...
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Can you get a tenure-track position in philosophy with a J.D.?
As stated in the title, I'm wondering if someone could shed some light on whether it is possible to land a tenure-track position in philosophy with a J.D. By way of background, I double majored in ...
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Is there any option to defer the admission if accepted at a grad school? [duplicate]
I'm a sophomore in masters in chemical engineering and I wanted to apply to grad schools in USA and Canada for PhD. The thing is, my program here for masters is not time bound. It may take me between ...
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