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Re:More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals by azhenley on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @04:29PM (#42785403)
How many come back?

I stayed in my tenure-track position for 3.5 years, left for industry for 2.5 years, and am now back in academia :)

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Re:More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals by pknomad on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @04:38PM (#42785476)
Did you ever get asked why you came back to the academic world in the interviews? I'm curious how PhDs who've been in the industry are viewed from academia.
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Re:More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals by azhenley on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @04:50PM (#42785559)
Oh yes. But given that I am in a software engineering department, they really value industry experience. I actually published way more in industry than I did in academia!
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Re:More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals by pknomad on Friday January 31, 2025 @03:26AM (#42885700)
Little bit late to this reply... but how are self-funded candidates who have intent on going back to private sector (research, but still private sector) viewed by CS/SWE departments?
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