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On the duties, responsibilities, titles, and benefits associated with an academic job. (For questions on searching for an academic job, use 'job-search' instead.)
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Jobs in industry for mathematicians
If you don't apply, you won't get the job. So, apply!
Yes, it's possible to find a job in industry and many Ph.D. graduates in mathematics do this every year. …
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VAP or lecturer?
My experience (based on chairing four search committees for tenure track and lecturer positions in mathematics in the last four years) is that full time lecturers tend to very rapidly become non-compe …
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Does obtaining citizenship somewhere help in applying for a faculty position there?
In general, employers in the US are allowed to discriminate between applicants who are already eligible to work in the US (by virtue of citizenship, permanent residency or some special immigration sta …
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Sources of Income for US Engineering Faculties
In my experience, here are the common sources of additional income for faculty in the US. Some of this can be done only in the summer, while other things can be done throughout the year.
Summer s …
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Why are positions in math so hard to come by nowadays?
The number of tenured/tenure track faculty positions in the US has been on the decline in recent years, partly because of a substantial increase in the amount of teaching done by contingent faculty (a …
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What is the difference between a "I" or "II" after a job title?
In a job title, "I" or "II" usually denotes the level of experience. You will also see "assistant", "senior" and similar adjectives used. … Sometimes these kinds of job titles also have additional educational requirements (such as an advanced degree or certification) for the higher levels. …
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Impact of holding non-TT positions on potential for a TT position
In many academic fields it has become the norm for new PhDs to work in post-doc, visiting assistant professor, or other temporary non tenure-track positions before moving into a faculty position. Thi …
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Can you have a career in academia without having to write grant applications?
The need for grant funding depends a lot on the type of research that you do. The more that your research requires laboratory facilities and equipment, graduate student research assistants to run the …
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Assistant Professor vs Assistant Teaching Professor
"Assistant Teaching Professor" isn't a very common title, and the meaning of the title could vary from one institution to another. However, I would assume that an "assistant teaching professor" was a …
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verbally accepted offer; got a second interview call
You're not under any contractual obligation (and don't have any legal recourse if the college were to withdraw the offer!) until you've gotten a written offer (which will normally have a deadline by w …
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Should I let potential employers know I have a job offer?
I have received this kind of information from job candidates in the past. …