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34,933 | For reference, I am a woman of color in mathematics and I am applying for academic jobs.
I noticed that many of these applications say something like "Women (and other underrepresented groups) are encouraged to apply," or "We especially welcome applications from minority groups, women, persons with disabilities,..."
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34,947 | I have two papers presented at state and national level conferences. These conference proceedings were not published in any journal. Now, should I list these papers in my list of publications or not? | [
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"text": "> \n> These conference proceedings were not published in any journal.\n> \n> \n> \n\nWere they publishe... | 2014/12/29 | [
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34,950 | Is it OK to put my non English internal conference or journal paper on my social media profiles such as Google Scholar, Academia, Research Gate, etc? and also, should I translate their title and other information into English? | [
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34,959 | Given that undergraduate projects and publications can be of a lesser quality than later works, some may be discouraged from adding them to their CV. On the other hand, perhaps a CV should simply be a raw record of your work, good, bad, and middling. | [
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34,965 | I'm a new assistant professor in my first year of my first tenure track position.
For several reasons, I am seriously doubting whether my current position is a good fit and am considering applying to a couple open positions that may provide a better fit. I'm not sure whether the nature of my reasons is relevant but a... | [
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"text": "If you have a compelling reason to want to move, you should explain it upfront in the cover letter. How much effect i... | 2014/12/30 | [
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34,969 | I used wrong font for my statement of purpose, rather than the one prescribed under the department’s specifications. Will this hamper my chances of admission into that university? | [
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34,981 | I'm a computer science student, currently at the Bachelor level. I'm also not a native English speaker. My native language is Dutch. This year, I have to write a thesis.
I've always been told at my university that whilst being a Bachelor-student all courses, assignments, etc should be available to us in Dutch, **but**... | [
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"text": "As was suggested in the comments, if you want to share your thesis with researchers in other countries, it is better to ... | 2014/12/30 | [
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34,986 | I'm going to apply for a Master's program. Although I'm not going to change my general field of study, I'm going to change my 'track' (from Information Technology to Geoinformatics).
In the application form of the aforementioned Master's program, I've been asked to specify *my area of interest* and state a *research t... | [
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34,987 | I remember having heard of a large distributed computer network being operated by several universities. As far as I remember, it would be possible to get several (hundreds) of virtual machines to perform computations, testing, evaluations, etc.
Unfortunately, I do not remember this network's name, but I have the feeli... | [
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"text": "You're probably thinking of [PlanetLab](https://www.planet-lab.org/).\n\n> \n> PlanetLab is a global research network... | 2014/12/30 | [
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34,988 | I'm currently working on a PhD in cognitive science, but my research and interests straddle the line between cognitive science and mathematics. Right now, I am most interested in pursuing an academic career, and I've begun looking at job openings for postdocs and assistant professorships just to see what's out there (f... | [
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35,001 | In my PhD program everyone talks about how passionate they are about their field of study, and how they go to seminars because they're fun. Is it expected that PhD students truly love their subject, or is it enough just to do good work and publish papers?
This thread was prompted by discussion [here](https://academia.... | [
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35,006 | I submitted my paper by e-mail one week ago. How long is it reasonable to wait for the receipt acknowledgement? What to do if they won't acknowledge receipt of the paper? | [
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35,018 | Many books, particularly in mathematics and related disciplines, contain sentences like "the proof is left as an exercise to the reader", which actually mean that the claim should be easy to prove for anyone reading until that point.
Can I write such a sentence in a paper submitted to a journal? Or will the reviewers ... | [
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35,021 | I'm writing my Master's Thesis with LaTeX and I'd like to know what are the best margins I should use.
My university doesn't force any template. LaTeX default margins seems to me too large. Do you have any recommendation?
In addition, I would like to know if I should keep two different margins for even and odd pages.... | [
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"text": "You can find a good and easy-to-read resource on changing margins with the `typearea` package here: <http://ww... | 2014/12/31 | [
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35,025 | Is common practice to release an academic software before the publication of the accompanying paper in a scientific journal?
What are the pros and cons of a prior release?
Edit: I am not concerned about patents, software will have an open source license. | [
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"text": "This may be field-specific, but within neuroscience, the typical path seems to be as follows:\n\n1. Publish papers detai... | 2014/12/31 | [
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35,027 | I am not an English native speaker and I wrote my thesis in English. If in the title page of my thesis I would like to write
Advisor: "The name of my advisor"
*M*: "My name",
then what should *M* most commonly be?
My choice for *M* is "student" but am not sure of that.
Note: The common culture of my country makes ... | [
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35,030 | I have seen several different metrics that are applied for ranking journals: Impact Factor, SJR, and H-index. Which of these is the most useful and robust for comparisons with respect to the quality and prestige of journals? | [
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35,031 | I saw the phrase “In Proceedings Of ...” many times on Google Scholar. What is the meaning of that?
For example, “In Proceedings of the International Conference of ...”. Does that mean that you send this paper to that conference and they accept it? | [
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35,036 | I am submitting a research paper to a journal and they asked me to sign the copyright agreement in favour of the editor before the paper is accepted. Is this right?
And what happens in this case is if the paper rejected? | [
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35,047 | My professor, a co-author and I have been working on a paper for more than a year. I was doing the math and simulations, my co-author was responsible for the writing, and my professor was editing the paper. Now editing of the paper is done. Unfortunately, the co-author is no longer available. My professor called me tod... | [
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35,048 | From what I have seen, most people list postdocs under Employment/Experience on their CV. But recently I saw one that listed a postdoc under Employment *and* Education.
Is this typical/appropriate?
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"text": "A postdoctoral associate/fellow/whatever [is usually an employee](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/2173/... | 2014/12/31 | [
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35,062 | I have added a paragraph from wikipedia in my thesis. Now I need to add reference to that wikipedia page. What is the IEEE formatting and citation style for that? Currently I use as below.
**In chapter of thesis added copied content from wikipedia as below**
>
> The waterfall development model originates in the manu... | [
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35,065 | I have BE and MS from the University of Tokyo (a research university in Japan) and
I'm planning to study and do research in US as a PhD student.
My questions is: which is more important, GPA at graduate school or GPA at undergraduate school?
I have a GPA of 3.8ish at graduate school and a GPA of 3.4ish at undergradu... | [
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35,076 | When you take the GRE, you get the percentile score. Do US universities publish such distributional data about how to interpret their grades? Can it be requested specifically?
I ask because if you are charged with evaluating applicants, it would be helpful to know how they performed compared to their peers during thei... | [
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35,086 | I am working on resubmitting a paper to a journal and am working on my response to reviewers. I need to refer to a bunch of line numbers in my response to reviewers and it is frustrating because every time I make a change to my manuscript the line numbers change a bit.
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35,088 | Is there a comprehensive style guide aimed at academic slideshow-type talks? Googling has given me random style suggestions from various sources of dubious credibility. Most give obvious information, like opt for effective pictures over text. Most seem aimed at business presentations, so might compare the virtues of pi... | [
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35,094 | My supervisor wants me to include another professors name in my paper just because he was declared as my second adviser on the project. But the problem is that this man has not done anything but giving foolish and useless comments on my work. By foolish, I do not exaggerate since my supervisor thinks the same but it se... | [
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35,095 | i am a MSc Computer Science student writing on a Work-in-Progress publication for ACM SIGCHI.
This format including PDF drafts is defined here:
(<http://chi2015.acm.org/authors/works-in-progress/>)!
At the beginning of the paper the address for each author is defined separately. Both my mentor (PhD student) and his P... | [
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35,106 | I've come across a problem during my bachelor thesis.
I'd like to cite a single page in a document, but it uses the "section-page" style of numbering pages of the document. It appear like I'm referencing pages 7 to 23, even it is just a single page. (I am using ISO 690)
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35,109 | There are many questions here on how to address someone by their title or current status.
What should one do in the case they are addressed by a title they do not have?
Some example of this:
A student submitting a paper and the editor emailing using the Professor/Dr. title.
A PhD in a research lab (not university) ... | [
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35,120 | Related questions:
* [Should one mention multiple, albeit somewhat unrelated research interests?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/15119/should-one-mention-multiple-albeit-somewhat-unrelated-research-interests)
* [Should I talk about a unpublished paper in my SOP?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/quest... | [
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"text": "I wouldn't mention it. As Chrac C states in the comments, it is not peer-reviewed and is not directly rele... | 2015/01/02 | [
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35,122 | I have a master in physics and philosophy and have a keen interest in mathematics. Currently I am doing a PhD in philosophy. On a personal level, however, I cherish the interdisciplinary ideal of combining mathematics, physics and philosophy. I am well aware that realizing this ideal requires an enormous amount of work... | [
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35,128 | I just finished my master's and I am about to start my PhD studies. As I am very used to do many independent projects during my bachelor's and master's, I am willing to continue a side project on a fairly related topic. Actually, this is project is on a topic completely related to my potential PhD project and even duri... | [
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35,130 | I am currently applying to graduate programs in physics across the US, though primarily in California. I am a New York State resident currently on parole for a violent crime committed in 2005. I have been on parole for over 3 years, and will be released in the Summer of 2016.
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35,133 | I've heard anywhere from 2,000 - 10,000 words is typical for a publication in an average journal. What's your experience? | [
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35,144 | I am a Hispanic student (senior undergraduate) from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background pursuing a graduate degree in Physics in US (I just finished submitting my applications). I do not know anyone from my neighborhood that attended college, much less pursued an advanced degree, and I find myself abhorred by ... | [
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35,152 | Student presentations were a part of my grading policy in one of my classes. I had a student who tried hard to get a higher grade in the class. But after his poor presentation, he persistently asked me to give him full credit on his presentation. I told him that his presentation was not good enough to get full credit. ... | [
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35,154 | I personally know a male graduate student who works in a different area (in STEM) than mine and who has a potentially controversial view. He opposes to affirmative actions for women in academia and outreach activities for female teenagers conducted by a university. He's repeatedly and openly expressed his idea on his p... | [
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35,157 | I have to defend my master's thesis in the field of computer science in about one week.
Of course I will put the main focus of the presentation on the thesis itself, i.e. the research question, the methodology and the results.
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35,166 | Well, I like maths, I like studying it and applying it. But I always feared the moment when I'd actually have to do a thesis. I'm in my third year of bachelor's studies. What I was wondering about is what kind of topic should I be looking for, for my thesis? It just is hard to me to see how I could actually research an... | [
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35,167 | Is it of any value to mention a course one is following on www.coursera.org, in a SOP?
For instance, if I have a Bachelor of Computer Science and want to apply for a Geoinformatics Master program, would it help my application at all to mention that I am currently following a Geoinformatics course on coursera.org to ge... | [
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35,170 | I am currently a postdoc at a research university. I had originally intended to stay at my postdoc for two years, and this was the understanding I had with my postdoc adviser.
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35,172 | For example, if I am going to apply to 3 REU programs that ask me for 2 recommendation letters each one.
Can my 2 professors who I asked the recommendation letters send the exact same letters to the 3 REU programs? | [
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35,187 | I know people say in Europe (say in Computer Science) a PhD normally takes three to four years. My concern is: is there no way to know the number of years in advance? Is it not something I can "agree" with the supervisors before hand how long it will take? Exactly? Not approximately, rather exactly. In other words are ... | [
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35,191 | I have following situation. No good quality phd is available in my country (field: computer Science). On the other hand leaving my country for too long is also a little bit difficult for me mainly for family situation. My question is: is it not possible that I negotiate somehow with possible supervisors etc. that I do ... | [
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35,194 | Books covering primarily academic topics, from philosophy and neuroscience to physics and geopolitics, are usually written (not surprisingly) by experts in the field, which are normally academics themselves. **I wonder how these academics secure the time and funding to write such books**?
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35,221 | I have to write an (poster-) abstract for a conference in April. Back in November I already wrote an abstract for a similar conference. Since I have not gained many new results on the same research topic, I made some minor changes to the 'old' abstract and was thinking about submitting this 'reused' abstract for the co... | [
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35,225 | I am very surprised that I could not find any similar question here.
It seems to me that researchers from all universities are willing to write papers about their research for free and hand them into a journal to gain reputation. On the other hand, some other researcher do voluntary check the paper in order to examine... | [
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35,244 | By theory, I should cite `page x` (page ten) like `[Krusche1999, p. x]`. If it were on `page iii` or `page xi`, it would look better, such as `[Krusche1999, p. iii]` or `[Krusche1999, p. xi]`. However, it is on `page x`, so we end up with `p. x`. At least to me, I won't understand, what `p. x` means at first sight. Wha... | [
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35,254 | In both [this comment](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/34481/is-it-expected-that-a-part-time-masters-student-publish-before-transferring-to-a#comment76514_34492) and [this answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/35197/12454) it is conveyed that it is often the case in the humanities, that PhD thesis a... | [
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35,255 | I'm applying for a scientific research position at a Wemst university and one of the desirable skills is to demonstrate an understanding of the bilingual nature of the University.
As I am fluent in Wemst, I would like to add a sentence to my cover letter stating that I am a bilingual. I would like to write something ... | [
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35,261 | I have been invited to a symposium related with my research field within a conference devoted to a broad area in Mathematics, not really associated with my field. This symposium is organized by a researcher that I met in previous, well-established and respectable conferences.
The problem is that I have never heard be... | [
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35,280 | If I use photos in my thesis that I found on Internet, should I cite them? If so, how should the photos be cited? Should I write something like "In Figure 4.5 [9]" or should I cite it in the Appendix? Or should I add the source in the caption? | [
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35,296 | It seems that NSF only supports researchers affiliated with academic institutions. For instance, if a researcher is in the industry, is there a chance to get funding from NSF for a pure academic research?
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"text": "NSF's Grant Proposal Guide section I.E addresses eligibility. [I.E.3](http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappgu... | 2015/01/06 | [
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35,302 | I contacted a lecturer from my alma mater. He replied me a few days later that he had funding, explained me his project and application process and even attached a detailed research proposal. He asked me to skype with him.
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35,306 | **tl;dr**
Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
**Long version**
I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors half-assing their teaching the go to excuses are that they have no time, or that it doesn't get any respect/gran... | [
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35,311 | In programming, there are these so-called "[esoteric programming languages](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language)" like "LOLCODE" or "Nvikuspeara," which really have pretty much zero usefulness. They are just kind of a novelty, or if a computer science professor is feeling like being particularly ... | [
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35,313 | My master thesis is an improvement of a code. I gave this code about one year and half ago from the author of the one paper.
After working on his code, I improve the result. but my implementation is not a lot. My added part to his code is less than 300 lines.
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35,321 | I'll be giving a 30-min public talk as a part of my PhD defense next month. It would be attended by the examination committee (consisting of my advisor and two examiners). I reckon that some professors/lecturers from the university might also join it apart from my colleagues and friends.
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35,325 | I'm currently in the process of applying to college for undergraduate degree in software engineering. I really love everything about electronics from hardware to software. I find it difficult to choose between electrical engineering or software engineering till I decided to take software engineering then continue my ed... | [
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35,326 | I'm applying for a fellowship wherein they ask for a long proposal about what I'm working on (a PhD thesis in pure math). Then they advise me that some of those evaluating me will be from non-math departments, so the proposal "should be jargon-free."
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35,329 | There are many reports out there that say you should not go get an MBA or JD unless you are going for the Top 5 or Top 10 schools respectively. The rationale is that the lost salary and tuition does not make up for the expected NPV difference (get a professional degree vs. do not get a professional degree).
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35,344 | A professor of mine gave me a paper, because he wanted to show me the kind of work that we might do together in future. It is the advance access version of the paper, but I've found some errors, like typos, and wrong references of some figures in the text. Should I warn him about those things? If so, what would be the ... | [
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35,352 | I've been studying for my PhD in Sweden (I moved from the UK in January 2014). It's been alright. I've had difficulties before, and I've thought of quitting it, but I pushed through. I don't speak the language, but I'm in an academic environment where everyone speaks English anyway. I've got on with people here, but be... | [
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35,354 | One of my student’s MA thesis is very well done. I know him and I worked with him enough to notice that something is going on. I talked to him and he always seemed confused about what he was doing and he did not seem to know the source so well.
Is it possible that he just translated and paraphrased another thesis fro... | [
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35,356 | If an email message sent to one's professor is not answered promptly, is it rude to forward it without comment to the original recipient as a reminder? If so, how long should one wait before doing so? Assume the professor is teaching a class the sender is taking. | [
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35,370 | Consider someone invited on a job interview (in the sciences) at a university or a national lab or something of that sort with a regular seminar series. As part of the interview, the person is asked to give a talk as part of the seminar series.
Is that appropriate for inclusion on the CV as an invited talk?
I saw one... | [
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35,372 | If a TT position is announced in a medical-related field in a research-intensive university, and they request to apply using 1) a letter of interest and 2) a CV (No research statement is required). They say the candidate's time would be divided between research 60%, teaching 20%, and service 20%. Would you still submit... | [
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36,381 | In elementary school we are taught to give an apple to your teacher as a sign of appreciation. Obviously it doesn't work anymore in academia.
I wish to maintain a relationship with a professor after his class, so to establish a relationship that maybe worthwhile longer down the road.
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36,384 | I've seen candidates for tenure-track positions in computer science that managed to negotiate a starting date that is a year later than originally planned. During that additional year, they all seem to be doing a PostDoc in various places.
I'm wondering what the benefit of this is. Many departments provide you with a... | [
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36,406 | Say a student who wants to further her study in a specific field, so she applies for multiple programs at several universities.
Each of these prospective universities requires her to submit at least two recommendation letters.
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36,414 | Is there a process one could follow when assessing the prestige of a specific supervisor when evaluating PhD programs? I ask because in the academic world, the professor almost trumps the school. I am not sure if that statement holds for industry. How can one assess if the PI's reputation is large enough to offset the ... | [
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36,419 | I emailed some tutors from several years ago to ask for a meeting (as described in [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35350/why-might-my-tutors-from-several-years-ago-not-respond-to-my-email-request-for-a)). I am happy to tell you that I have received another reply from my former school teache... | [
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36,428 | I've seen on this site several posts about how to handle [silly](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/16265/you-are-paid-to-answer-my-questions-how-to-handle-silly-questions) or ["trolling"](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/16319/how-do-you-deal-with-trolling-students/16387#16387) questions, but I r... | [
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36,431 | It's been 8 days since my TOEFL scores were sent to me by ETS and I chose for them to be sent directly to the university I am applying. However, the official score reports won't be sent there before the deadline. Is it okay to copy-paste (since there is not a "print" option) and upload the scores that were electronical... | [
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36,438 | This [case](http://www.ssmlaw.ca/2012/11/noteworthy-cases-pridgen-v-university-of-calgary-2012-abca-139/) in Canada was between students who were complaining about a professor and the school who claimed doing so was misconduct. The school lost because the punishment infringed on students' freedom of speech.
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36,441 | So I am inquiring general tips from experienced individuals of academia and industry. I am a recent graduate from a top university with B.S. in math. I had goals of doing PhD in stats, but recently changed mind. I have a bit of family pressure to get a job and work to build income. I am from lower middle class, and am ... | [
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36,443 | Is there some quantifiable difference between those who seek master's degrees and those who seek doctorates? If there is, does the difference justify the current distinction between the two?
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36,444 | Is there a global/worldwide database of dissertations? If not, how can I access French, German, Italian, etc. dissertations online? | [
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36,449 | I'm a high school student also enrolled in a computer science class at a local college, and earlier this week I noticed that my grade for the class had dropped. I checked the online gradebook after noticing this, and there was a 0 for a programming assignment I had submitted. I sent my professor several emails (instead... | [
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36,458 | I am having very frustrated at the turn of events and review process. I had sent a paper to an International Journal. The paper was based on my work and well received by PhD committee of my Institute. The paper was submitted 3 years back. The paper was in status "Editor Assigned" for 6 months. After that its status cha... | [
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36,464 | Lets suppose that I see an open PhD position in the field of Machine Learning, area whose I have only some very basic or general knowledge, but that I am willing to learn more about it. I wonder what I should put in my cover letter to show that I have a genuine interest in the subject and that I am willing to learn mor... | [
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36,465 | I was wondering is it possible to study an MSc in applied mathematics with a background of a masters in chemistry? I have an absolute passion for mathematics and would love the opportunity to study a single year masters.
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36,470 | This past semester has seen an unusually high number of students plagiarizing in one of the subjects I teach. To be specific, it was five times the previous maximum I had seen. This has lead me down the path of digging into ways to reduce plagiarism from my students.
I read [this question](https://academia.stackexchan... | [
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36,479 | I am an undergraduate and I was wondering if it was appropriate to ask someone (who isn't an author) to help revise the draft of a conference paper that I am writing.
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36,483 | I am pursuing PhD in Computer Science. I am working on writing my PhD dissertation proposal.
My main contribution in my work is going to be about data classification and prediction model.
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36,485 | Say if you were a graduate of ABC university, and
When you want to thank a teacher of this university because she used to help you a lot in some courses or because she has the same hobbies and interests as yours, and you want to be friends with her:
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36,489 | The quality of university level education in developing countries (North Africa in my case) is mediocre at best, especially in the sciences (my interests lie primarily in mathematics). I've found that the appropriate places for getting this education would be France or Russia, more specifically ENS and *l'École Polytec... | [
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36,498 | I am currently a final year undergraduate, majoring in Pure Mathematics. My aim is to become a Maths lecturer in a university. With this in mind, I need to apply Phd in mathematics in the coming year. However, I'm not the person who likes to do research (not to the extend of hate, but I would not dwell myself for the w... | [
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36,500 | My paper has beed accepted by Elsevier's [International Journal of Electronics and Communications (AEUE)](http://www.journals.elsevier.com/aeu-international-journal-of-electronics-and-communications).
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36,502 | I read a lot of computer science papers, and have to understand a lot of equations. Most of the time the concept is so easy, that someone could explain it to me in 5 minutes. I one the other hand need up to an hour to get it.
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36,506 | The [fellowship I'm about to apply](http://home.vef.gov/download/2016_VEF_Fellowship_Announcement_ENG.pdf) requires me to express my past leadership experience in the personal statement. Why? I understand that leadership is a soft skill that everyone should have, but this is academia, not business. People in this envir... | [
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36,519 | I am an international student, and I am going to be doing an MS in Structure and Materials in Aeronautics at MIT. Before I arrive, what do I have to do? | [
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36,527 | A couple of months ago I submitted a paper for which a referee review came back recently, recommending minor corrections. There are two methods to calculate some quantities in the literature which do not agree between each other. My paper agrees with one of them and not with the other, which I know is incorrect. Howeve... | [
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36,531 | I am a Chemical Engineering undergrad, and interested in pursuing a Masters in Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning. I have taken a few courses in the CSE department as a part of my minor curriculum plus a few other courses, and also doing some projects in the same side-by-side. Now in the past I have faced ... | [
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36,536 | As graduate school application deadlines roll around this season, I believe this site would get a lot of questions concerning letters of recommendation, including sending reminder e-mails to professors about this.
My question is now what is the best approach to sending a *second* reminder to a professor concerning wri... | [
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36,543 | I am a fresh PhD student and I have a question regarding the scientific publication process.
Let's say that I have submitted a paper to a certain journal in Springer, Elsevier etc... and it has been published.
The editor will charge 31.95$ to anyone who would eventually download my article.
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36,548 | I did a master's degree in computer science and wrote a thesis. I'm interested in submitting the work in my thesis to a second-tier conference in my research area -- if it is accepted, it will be a stamp of quality for my work.
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36,553 | I want to do a thesis masters with a specific teacher in the field of Antennas. I am supposed to meet with him to discuss about this in 2 weeks. I am undergraduate in electrical engineering graduating this May.
How can I prepare for this meeting?What to expect?
I guess I should bring my CV and transcript. Maybe perso... | [
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36,558 | I'm applying math graduate program and know that some program reads "gre math subject is not required". Does that mean I can't send gre subject score to them?
And if I also want to apply cs program, can I send gre math sub score to them to exhibit my mathematical ability? | [
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