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Physics PhD Student -- Is a 7 year PhD going to hurt my career prospects in academia?
No-one will care (or even notice)
Taking an extra year to complete your PhD (beyond the usual expectations for your peers) is such a small difference that no-one will care, or even notice. Moreover, ...
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Physics PhD Student -- Is a 7 year PhD going to hurt my career prospects in academia?
Suppose you plan to work x more years. Currently you are paid y per year and at the end of your career you will be paid z per year, adjusted for inflation. If you spend an extra year earning y ...
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Physics PhD Student -- Is a 7 year PhD going to hurt my career prospects in academia?
It is common enough and has many possible reasons in the US, at least. In fact, both burnout and extremely ambitious research projects can explain such a length.
The important thing is what you ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
Choosing a person that fits a position is always a combination of two things: the applicant and the position open. The selection comitee is not only "ranking" the applicants, it is also ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
Since you seem concerned about whether applying the first year will affect the second, I thought I would write an answer addressing that directly: I really don't think you should worry about this. I ...
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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row
You should apply both this year and next year. So many reasons:
The university might decide on not opening the second faculty line. This might happen up to the day before the expected announcement.
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