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On standards or conventions specific to the United States higher education system, which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.
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In the United States, is associate professor a subset of professor, or a distinct category?
I thought about making this a comment as it only refers to Australia, and your question is about the United States, but it got a bit long.
The Australian Context:
Professor is typically the top of …
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In the US, if I cannot finish my PhD in 5 years, will I lose my stipend and have to pay for ...
Just to share an Australian perspective: A PhD scholarship is typically three years full-time. After that, traditionally there was an easy-to-get extra 6 months of scholarship (although this may be ge …
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Are professors paid during sabbatical?
In most universities in Australia, you are paid a full salary when you go on sabbatical. You will also typically receive an allowance that hopefully covers most costs associated with travel and accom …
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What does it mean when a faculty member invites the candidate to apply for a tenure-track po...
When you get an email inviting you to apply for a position, it can mean many things.
It may mean nothing special. At one extreme (and this doesn't sound like it applies in your case), faculty send o …
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How hard is it to get an academic position in Australia/New Zealand with a PhD from the US?
I know many academics in Australia who obtained their PhD in the United States. In general, I think that overseas experience is seen as a positive, whether it be an Australian going overseas to do a P …
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Are professors' salaries a function of the amount of grant funding they obtain?
In Australia, the salary of an academic is not a percentage of grant income. However, there are a few connections between salary and grant income.
Promotion: Getting grant money is one of the best w …
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The GRE: Why does this still exist?
Empirical evidence on the relationship between GRE scores and post-graduate performance
There is a massive meta-analysis by Kuncel et al (2001) that empirically evaluates the correlations between vari …