Comments on: Advice to upcoming Ph.D.s http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/ Computer Scientist and Open Scholar: Databases, Information Retrieval, Business Intelligence. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50618 Steven Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:56:44 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50618 Thank you for the post. I'm doing some, but not all of these things, so this is very helpful. I really appreciate that your blog addresses issues like this that aren't discussed much elsewhere. I'm definitely preparing for the worst. I'm considering jobs outside of academia. In my case, network security researchers appear to be in demand at US defense and intelligence contractors, i.e., companies that work for the DoD, DHS, etc. I'm a US citizen, which is helpful because many of these jobs require a security clearance. I just got a summer position in a research group at a defense-related company that strongly encourages their employees to publish. Thank you for the post. I’m doing some, but not all of these things, so this is very helpful. I really appreciate that your blog addresses issues like this that aren’t discussed much elsewhere. I’m definitely preparing for the worst.

I’m considering jobs outside of academia. In my case, network security researchers appear to be in demand at US defense and intelligence contractors, i.e., companies that work for the DoD, DHS, etc. I’m a US citizen, which is helpful because many of these jobs require a security clearance. I just got a summer position in a research group at a defense-related company that strongly encourages their employees to publish.

]]> By: Ragib Hasan http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50617 Ragib Hasan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:18:44 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50617 Great advice!! I'm planning to graduate at the middle of fall, and finding the academic job market shrinking and shrinking. Great advice!! I’m planning to graduate at the middle of fall, and finding the academic job market shrinking and shrinking.

]]> By: Geoff Wozniak http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50598 Geoff Wozniak Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50598 As someone who defended his PhD a little over 6 months ago, I can say that if you want to do research, an academic position is not your only option. I happen to work in a place that is letting me get a very small amount of research done, but there is opportunity for further research. The catch is that is must have business value. Personally, I think there are many opportunities for research in industry. However, you certainly don't have the freedom that you have in an academic position. As someone who defended his PhD a little over 6 months ago, I can say that if you want to do research, an academic position is not your only option. I happen to work in a place that is letting me get a very small amount of research done, but there is opportunity for further research. The catch is that is must have business value.

Personally, I think there are many opportunities for research in industry. However, you certainly don’t have the freedom that you have in an academic position.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50597 Daniel Lemire Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:14:22 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50597 @Patrick Yes, job search is a domain-specific problem. @Patrick

Yes, job search is a domain-specific problem.

]]> By: Patrick Giroux http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50596 Patrick Giroux Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:33:48 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50596 La situation varie beaucoup en fonction du domaine. En éducation par exemple, il n'y a pas assez de candidats pour les postes offerts. Les étudiants en science informatique qui débutent gagneraient à se renseigner sur la situation dans d'autres domaines et à viser l'interdisciplinarité. Ceux qui ont terminé ou qui termineront bientôt devraient probablement envisager l'application de leurs connaissances et habiletés dans des champs connexes et être innovateurs! La situation varie beaucoup en fonction du domaine. En éducation par exemple, il n’y a pas assez de candidats pour les postes offerts. Les étudiants en science informatique qui débutent gagneraient à se renseigner sur la situation dans d’autres domaines et à viser l’interdisciplinarité. Ceux qui ont terminé ou qui termineront bientôt devraient probablement envisager l’application de leurs connaissances et habiletés dans des champs connexes et être innovateurs!

]]> By: Peter Turney http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/02/02/advice-to-upcoming-phds/comment-page-1/#comment-50595 Peter Turney Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1768#comment-50595 NRC is currently hiring: http://tinyurl.com/8hau52 NRC is currently hiring: http://tinyurl.com/8hau52

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