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Re:"I couldn't move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers pena... by pfannkuchen on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:24AM (#38138405)
I think I have observed a pattern where school tier k has professors who attended school tier k + 1.

If you are looking at the maximum tier, then there is no k+1 to draw from. So, you end up drawing from your tier, and, especially if your tier has few schools in it, you end up with a disproportionate representation of self-hires.

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Re:"I couldn't move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers pena... by Paul-Craft on Saturday November 04, 2023 @05:45AM (#38139469)
Oh, see, that's where you get universities that just don't grant tenure to assistant professors.
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