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AT&T, Google, IBM, and Microsoft all have thriving basic research labs that regularly hire PhDs in theoretical computer science, and whose members regularly publish in theoretical computer science con …

Collaboration is generally seen as a major strength in computer science and computational science, not a weakness. One of the biggest questions we ask about any faculty candidate in my department is …

The US hiring committees I've been on generally don't handle this issue, because it's mostly orthogonal to the hiring decision. We can't legally discriminate on the basis of gender, age, martial stat …

(Since I've only been faculty in one department, my answer involves a bit of extrapolation...) Quality of students — It is much easier for top departments to attract the strongest students to their …

Two. In the United States, at least in computer science, most postdocs are synchronized with the academic calendar. A typical postdoc starts in August, and faculty application deadlines start in Nov …

Many universities (like the one where my wife and I work) have dual-career hiring programs explicitly to address this issue. It's definitely worth asking—carefully—whether the universities you are co …

Short answer: Yes. Absolutely. You are already doing mathematics. A few bits of advice: Ask your advisor and other references to specifically address your mathematical depth and maturity in their …

About a month ago, MIT published their most recent Report on the Status of Women Faculty in Science and Engineering, following up on previous reports from 1999 and 2002. It's not exactly a "survival …

What are common steps required to become an adjunct faculty? Ask your department chair. Where can I find additional information (e.g. would a university-wide policy be given at the university web …

If you want admission to the very best PhD programs in the US, prior formal research experience is very important, if not necessary. Admissions committees are primarily looking for evidence of resear …

This answer warns against being too narrow; see aeismail's answer for reasons not to be too broad. The precise answer is going to depend on your institution and your field. But as a first order appr …

No. Why rob yourself of potential opportunities? Your chances of admission might be less than if you had a publication, but they're certainly bigger than if you don't apply at all. If you aren't ad …

Since nobody else has offered a direct answer to the title question... Should I take on debt in order to get a Ph.D. in mathematics? Absolutely not. If a PhD program isn't willing to waive your …

Yes. First be admitted to graduate school. Then convince a professor to hire you.

But I take incredibly bad grades, just because of the calculation mistakes I do. It's not because I didn't solve the question or anything, it's just because of the calculation. Boy that word "jus …