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Applying for Associate jobs during tenure application year?

It is unlikely that you would be hired "with tenure" at a new place, even if you already have it at the old place unless you are already an academic superstar in some sense. You might be ...
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How may the budget to recruit an assistant professor be a challenge (for a university) after all interviews at the decision-making time?

Large organizations are terrible at financial planning. This has nothing to do with academia, Denmark, or this particular university. A common scenario is: Somebody decides they want to hire a ...
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How may the budget to recruit an assistant professor be a challenge (for a university) after all interviews at the decision-making time?

I have found the wheels turning slower in Europe than the US. I once had an offer for a position in Germany; the details of the negotiation are with someone in central administration, and I was told ...
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From PhD to Assistant/Associate Professor

In many countries you can apply for positions at Assistant Professor level directly after your PhD. For example Junior Professor in Germany. Your PhD needs to be strong, probably also publication ...
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From PhD to Assistant/Associate Professor

In the U.K. at least In biosciences, virtually nobody goes from PhD to some kind of associated/assistant professor role, unless you are some kind of genius. Almost everyone who makes it to that ...
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How much does pre-PhD work affect chances in seeking academic jobs?

If they are within your field, they would have some weight. It isn't just your dissertation topic that is relevant in academic hiring. Professors take on lots of roles in academia and aren't expected ...
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Should a 1-year gap in employment/education 12 years ago be mentioned in the ATAS application? If yes, where should it be mentioned?

ATLAS is an approval that the overseas nationals have to obtain if doing research in a field where some research potential national security implications. Most usually it is used to show that the ...
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Should a 1-year gap in employment/education 12 years ago be mentioned in the ATAS application? If yes, where should it be mentioned?

Just list your jobs in chronological order. No one would really care about why you did not work 12 years ago for a year. I am sure you have evolved a lot in 12 years and that would make a big ...
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