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3 Post author: Clarity 27 February 2016 09:39AM

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Comment author: Clarity 27 February 2016 09:40:28AM *  4 points [-]

Competition for assistant professor positions in many fields is rapidly growing; the number of PhD graduates is rising, while the number of assistant professor openings remains roughly constant.[16] The opposite is true, however, in business disciplines, where the anticipated shortfall of business faculty may reach 2,400 openings by 2012.[17] The U.S. Occupation Outlook Handbook notes that a significant proportion of any growth in academic professor jobs will be due to "part-time and non tenure-track positions."[1] As of 2003, the average age at which scientists received tenure in the United States was 39, which can make it difficult for professors to balance professional and family obligations

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professors_in_the_United_States#Non-tenure-track_positions

So I'll be sure to go for a business PhD

special project: friday

  • My incompetent psychologist forgets to consult with her liaison psychiatrist about my MRI brain scan results. I have no idea what they indicate. It's been weeks now. The obvious thing to do is to find a different psychologist. However, I'm going to have to get that MRI result one way or another.
  • apply to finance jobs
Comment author: Fluttershy 27 February 2016 06:36:10PM *  3 points [-]

Eating chocolate in the mornings isn't going to boost your intelligence, or make you any more likely to win a Nobel prize, though it might help you put on a few pounds if you don't adjust your daily calorie balance (calories burned minus calories eaten) after adding it into your diet.

The article you linked to even concedes this point at the very end. ;)