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As someone who did a PhD and 6 years of post-doc in nuclear physics at a high status institution, I would disagree that tenure is difficult to get at a high sta
by nagrom 12y ago
As someone who did a PhD and 6 years of post-doc in nuclear physics at a high status institution, I would disagree that tenure is difficult to get at a high status institution. I would argue that tenure at a high status institution depends on skills that are wholly orthogonal to scientific research. Yes, I'm bitter. And so are all my (ex)-colleagues.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoTenure is a social position for promoting an establishment. The concept entirely predates modern ideas of science and research, so it is no real surprise that it does not serve that purpose.