Questions tagged [titles]
Regarding the appropriate titles or post-nominal letters to use, given an individual's academic status.
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Combining two problems/topics in a thesis title
Recently, my PhD supervisor suggested that I should start finishing my PhD. There are several necessary organizational steps, but the most important part is likely that I should summarize the ...
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What is a PhD *in*?
I have been offered a place as a PhD student in an English-speaking university, however, I'm a little concerned that the department may be a bit broad and generic (not the project though; it appeals ...
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Mixed use of titles in dissertation acknowledgment
I would of course use Prof. and Dr. in front of the names of committee members and other professors who I call by Prof. and Dr. in real life. But what about your “peers” who have doctorates?
For ...
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How should I style my German doctoral title in English documents?
I hold a Dr. rer. nat. title from the computer science institute at a German university. I am now writing a job application that I will send to a German organization, but since it has many ...
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Change title of the manuscript in arXiv
I have written a paper and posted that in arXiv. The paper is cited once and I have cited roughly 40 manuscripts in my paper. I am now thinking that the title of my paper is not fully representing ...
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PhD Student/Candidate distinction - European/French universities
I read an interesting topic entitled "PhD candidate vs. PhD Student". I understood that the distinction between the use of those terms is strongly linked to the structure of PhD programs in ...
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How serious of a mistake it is to accidentally addressed a grad school admissions director as Miss instead of Ms?
I am applying to a grad school in the US and I am asking application questions through emails. In one of the emails, I accidentally addressed the admissions director as Miss, even though the title of ...
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Confusion over choosing title/role while applying for a position
I am working as a project assistant in a lab in India. My role is similar to that of what a research assistant does in academia. But I'm not familiar with the use of the title 'project assistant' in ...
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Is it wrong to call yourself Dr First_Name Last_Name when you have a Professional Doctorate such as DTech or DBA and not a PhD or MBBS?
Is it wrong to call yourself Dr First_Name Last_Name when you have a Professional Doctorate such as DTech or DBA and not a PhD or MBBS?
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Is MSc the same as MSc (Eng)?
I have a master's degree in the UK, titled MSc Advanced Materials Engineering.
I would like to know if it would be correct to put MSc (Eng) as a post-nominal?
There is no clear guidance. By using ...
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What does “resident” mean in title like “resident mathematician”?
What does resident mean in title like resident mathematician?
And what are the main subjects where resident is attached to a title? For example, does a resident statistician exist? Or a resident ...
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Is a Research Assistant/Associate in UK equivalent to a Post Doctorate elsewhere?
I am at the verge of completing my PhD in South Africa, and I started applying for Post PhD positions around the world. However, I am a little bit disturbed by all the therminology of academic titles ...
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When is an academic a -sensei and when is he/she a -hakase?
I'm not Japanese, and I've been emailed by someone who is Japanese, in the context of potential academic collaboration. He's in industry, not academia. He used the "-sensei" honorific to refer to me, ...
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Synonym for the job title of assistant professor
I often go to meetings and professional events outside academia.
I am meeting new people all the time, and most of them are not acquainted with academic ranks and job titles. It happens often that ...
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Who is an Academic Associate? [closed]
I've recently shifted my career to teaching at University, and I am quite not familiar with the post I am assigned, from the answers what I have read for entry-level Assitant Professor and Associate ...
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Employment history: job title
I am currently filling out an application for a lecturer position in the UK, which includes a section on employment history.
Previously I was employed at a Russian university where my official job ...
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What's a proper title when I started a post-doc position but not received my PhD degree yet?
I finished my Ph.D. research in computer science a few months ago and started writing my dissertation. Meanwhile, I applied for a postdoc position before my Ph.D. fund could run out. So, I found and ...
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Should I adress myself as a doctor (Ph.D.) when I am only waiting for the diploma to be signed? [duplicate]
I have publicly defended my doctoral thesis over a year ago now, and it is published online. I have also finished all the other doctoral studies that are required for a Ph.D. in my field (I have an ...
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Is there any benefit of being treated as "professor" by students and admin?
I just joined a faculty as assistant professor, at a university in South America. The admin team and students treat me as "professor". Moreover, because the official language is Spanish, people refer ...
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How should I refer to PIs in a statement of purpose (US)?
I am applying for PhD programs at graduate schools in the US and I am wondering how I should refer to researchers that I name in my statement of purpose? In particular, I am wondering whether to refer ...
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Guest Lecturer title
I am IT Director of a Company and I'm regularly invited by Italian universities to do lectures on Innovation or Information Systems, usually 5/6 lectures per year. Can I claim University Guest ...
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Is it advisable to publish a paper with the same name as your thesis?
I am about to submit my MSc thesis which is written in the shape of a paper manuscript plus introduction, extended conclusions and the appendix. My research group encourages this format to streamline ...
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Is a Bachelor's sufficient to claim being an "engineer" in countries with Engineer's degrees? [closed]
Here in Peru, a Bachelor's degree recipient can do an additional thesis to earn an Engineer's degree to be recognized as an engineer.
Some Bachelor's degree holders have been calling themselves ...
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How should one address people with titles Dr. and Professor? [closed]
How should one address people with titles Dr. and Professor from Canada.
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Teaching Fellow vs. Postdoc
I would like to continue with my academic path but, the last year, I've been conducting mainly research activity with no teaching assignments. I would like to build up my portfolio to gain some ...
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Naming of subchapters which deal with same topic in different case
Is there any naming convention or strategy for subchapters, if they are about the same phenomenon but observed within a different case?
Let's say my structure looks as follows:
4.1 Usage of Software-...
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How should an administrative assistant reply to student addressing them as "Professor" or "Doctor"?
As an administrative assistant at a major university, I regularly field questions from prospective applicants and students. Occasionally, in response to my reply the author will address me as "...
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Can I call myself an assistant professor without a PhD?
I've recently gotten a job as lecturer and economics course module developer at a new university this fall. The position is intended as permanent. There is opportunity for funded research but that isn'...
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What is the proper designation for someone who has not finished their master's degree?
If a person has completed their course work but has not submitted their dissertation or capstone project. what can you call them if they are teaching a class or course at an academic institution?
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Does a full professorship necessarily imply tenure in American Universities?
I'm having some trouble parsing the implications of all the job titles that get thrown around in academia. Does someone whose job title is just "Professor" necessarily have tenure, or are there ...
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Do details of my undergraduate title matter?
I'm a third-year undergraduate student yet to experience the graduate world.
Currently, with the course choices I made, I can choose between two degree titles, namely “BSc Mathematics” or “BSc Applied ...
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How to address a reader and a postdoctoral research assistant?
I want to send an email to two people. One of them is a reader in India and the other is a postdoctoral research assistant in Germany. I do not know how to address each of them at the start of the ...
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Dr. rer. med Title
The doctorate title "Dr. rer. med" is awarded to non-medical postgraduate researchers from University Hospitals.
Is it equivalent to a PhD, or Dr. Eng. etc.?
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Author title(s) and affiliation(s)
What is the correct format to fill out this field in a form? What if the author has no affiliations? Could you please give some examples?
Author title(s) and affiliation(s):
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Is professorship (assistant/associate and full) a title or a position?
Unless I am mistaken, somehow, if you have defended a PhD then you have a Doctorate degree, which means you are a "Doctor". That remains to be the case, even if you leave academia and go work in ...
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How to address a professor in an office setting
I will be working at a private company as an engineer (but in a heavily research oriented team), and I just learned the contact information of my manager. I will be sending an email to introduce ...
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can a poster paper and poster presentation have different title?
I have submitted a poster paper for publication. Now its time to present the poster presentation at the conference.
I am presenting my key idea and results after my work rather than the actual results ...
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When to use a doctoral title
Last year, I finished and defended my doctoral thesis in a STEM field, and have continued working as a researcher in academia since. I am proud of my doctoral work, yet I feel somewhat uneasy about ...
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Is it fine to post a paper to arxiv and later change the title and add authors?
I have paper with very new contributions but it needs at least one month to finish perfectly. I am afraid that someone eat my launch and publish on the area. My advisor suggests adding the paper to ...
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How do you address holders of non-Ph.D. doctorates such as an Ed.D. or Sc.D. etc.?
It is customary to call Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) holders by the prefix "Dr.", but I wonder whether the same holds for other doctorates, such as Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) or Doctor of Education (Ed....
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description of papers that have not been submitted to a venue?
I have some published papers and in my CV, I mention them under the heading of "Publications".
However, I have some papers that I have not yet submitted to a venue (conference or journal). I think ...
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Use official titles in Acknowledgements
I am writing the Acknowledgements of my thesis and I would like to know if it's necessary to use the official academic titles.
For instance "Thanks Dr.X for his invaluable help in ....", but it could ...
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Is it common to refer to someone as "Prof. Dr. [LastName]"?
I have generally only heard people refer to professors as either "Dr. Smith" or "Prof. Smith". However, I received an email that referred to the keynote speakers at a conference as "Prof. Dr. Smith". ...
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As adjunct faculty at four-year university, with no PhD, what should I have my students call me?
I will be teaching at a four year university as adjunct faculty. Is it okay to have my students to call me Professor LastName, even if I do not have this title formally? If not, what other options do ...
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Does an Israeli PhD grant you the right to call yourself Dr. in Germany?
I am a German citizen currently studying for my master’s in Germany. I am thinking about pursuing a PhD in physics in Israel (TAU) and I am wondering if the PhD in Israel is fully equivalent to the ...
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Do some universities not give paper diplomas to their PhD graduates?
In this forum, there is the following question: How can I find out if someone really holds a doctoral degree?
This question is about verifying someone's degree. In the comments to the question, in ...
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How to check if a person is a real DSc? [duplicate]
How can I check whether a person who puts DSc after their name is in fact entitled to do so?
Is it possible to find out where this person was allegedly confirmed as a DSc?
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What are some amusing paper titles? [closed]
I acknowledge that this is by no means a productive question, and I ask it for purposes of humor. Still, if anyone is aware of amusing / clever paper titles, it could be nice to make such a list.
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Dr. ‹First Name›: a good nickname or a "professional cancer"?
Is the informal Dr. ‹first name› something a starting academic should avoid?
As my father was Dr. ‹my last name›, I have, since receiving my PhD, cultivated Dr. ‹my first name›. A senior colleague ...
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Is the abreviation 'Doz' equivalent/interchangeable to 'Prof'?
I'm doing a PhD in Austria and I noticed that people are a bit weird around titles so I'm adapting to it. I also saw that some use the abbreviation Doz (Dozent) and others Prof (Professor). Are these ...
