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Re:A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing acad... by mikec3010 on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:23PM (#17726295)
That could also be gate keeping. The fewer people who want a slice of the pie the better.
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Re:A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing acad... by obmelvin on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:45PM (#17726528)
That seems overly cynical to me. What GP was told is the honest truth. Even in STEM fields finding a faculty position is quite difficult.
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