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This is strange to me. Many universities, including mine, avoid interviewing applicants with a PhD or postdoc from the same institution to which they are applyi

by sangel 3y ago

This is strange to me. Many universities, including mine, avoid interviewing applicants with a PhD or postdoc from the same institution to which they are applying.

numbers_guy 3y ago
Being forced to upend your life and relocate far away every four years is also not a positive aspect of academic life.
- briandear 3y ago
  You should try working for the State Department or the military!
  - ke88y 3y ago
    Military officer corps at least comes with a insanely generous pay+benefits package when compared to PhD and post-doc. And the bar is lower and work easier for most positions.
tgv 3y ago
You graduate, get an external, preferably foreign post-doc, and return to interview for the next available position. Problem solved.
- sangel 3y ago
  At least in my department, this will not work as long as the applicant's supervisor or dissertation committee members are still in the department. The crux of the issue, in my mind, is that it is hard to have candid and unbiased discussion about a candidate when the supervisor / dissertation committee is part of that discussion.