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2019/03/16 | 480 | 1,952 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been invited to review manuscripts for two journals in my field frequently. I noticed in the first couple of cases my supervisor was the associate editor which has selected me in the process, but for rest of them, I was assigned to the papers by other editors (not from our network).
So, I... |
2019/03/17 | 694 | 2,939 | <issue_start>username_0: My advisor is very young full professor who has been an advisor for only less than 10 years. She has many diverse projects. The project which I've started is 1 year old and this field is quite New to her and she is not so good at it.
However, the main problem is that she does not have enough ... |
2019/03/17 | 2,277 | 9,631 | <issue_start>username_0: I was reading an interview with MIT Professor and physics Nobel laureate <NAME> in which he explained that he gets no budget, has to acquire funding even for his secretary, and this is one major difference to Germany (where he was offered to be director of a Max Planck institute). In Germany, a... |
2019/03/17 | 1,457 | 6,112 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose that an applicant got scooped on a research paper and is applying for jobs. This is reflected in a lack of publications. Is that taken into consideration? Or will it be a huge blow to an applicant's chances to highly competitive jobs?<issue_comment>username_1: They might empathize if yo... |
2019/03/17 | 1,739 | 7,476 | <issue_start>username_0: If I am using a test bank to formulate a test based on a textbook, should I be concerned about students getting access to the test bank? I have read that [student use of a test bank is cheating](https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/extra-credit/prevent-test-bank-cheating.html), but ... |
2019/03/18 | 783 | 3,255 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an MS student in medical immunology. I am looking for my research proposal, and would like to get a nice publication (i.e., publish in a journal with a high impact factor). Given this, is it better to do something totally new, or is there value in repeating old work?
I ask because my supe... |
2019/03/18 | 1,034 | 4,492 | <issue_start>username_0: This question is based off the following chain of reasoning:
* Universities employ professors, who write funding applications and win grants. The university then takes some fraction of the grant as "overheads" which counts as part of its "income".
* Therefore universities prefer professors who... |
2019/03/18 | 3,215 | 12,941 | <issue_start>username_0: I wonder how a researcher send an unsolicited email to another one asking for feedback to their work. I guess it will be something like this?
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> Hello Dr. X
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> To introduce myself, I am Y, in institute Z. I'm sorry if this email is not convenient at this time, but my work about A is hig... |
2019/03/18 | 637 | 2,751 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking to pursue my Ph.D. degree in a different country.
Currently, I'm working on my Master's thesis.
The major challenge for me would be to receive a tuition fee waiver from the University I'm applying to. Moreover, I know that some PostDoc students are sometimes able to receive a schola... |
2019/03/18 | 659 | 2,913 | <issue_start>username_0: I am aware of a professor, who wrote two published books that had to be corrected. On the publisher's website it states that these two books had been corrected due to "inadequate referencing". Is inadequate referencing essentially a euphemism for plagiarism? Or is it possible that inadequate re... |
2019/03/18 | 1,450 | 5,732 | <issue_start>username_0: Some of the answers to my question [Are academic ethics global or local?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/125614/58912) indicate the possibility that academic *ethics* themselves (rather than just laws and policies *affecting* academics) may change over time.
What is the actual process by... |
2019/03/18 | 1,268 | 5,225 | <issue_start>username_0: Some people say that you should take for granted for opinions on Reddit, because comparing it to academic journals is like comparing kindergarten to university. But I don't understand. Well, it's true that it is incomplete from a scientific point of view, but most **active users** in a **specia... |
2019/03/18 | 730 | 3,005 | <issue_start>username_0: I successfully defended my master's thesis last December.
I had 18/20 and it went well. However, my adviser invited me to carry out research in the area, which I accepted.
When I was writing the first paper, I noticed a big error in the data analysis. This does not affect the conclusions and... |
2019/03/18 | 1,449 | 5,847 | <issue_start>username_0: Are hand assembled posters acceptable in Academia?
When I say academia, I mean formal presentation settings such as conferences and symposia.
I ask because I am preparing for a symposium and came across <NAME>'s guide to conference posters found [here](https://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster... |
2019/03/19 | 619 | 2,564 | <issue_start>username_0: One year ago I withdrew from one job application. I met the committee, the interview lasted nearly 2 hours, they showed me the institution, I had lunch with one of the senior team member. Then I suddenly withdrew before results were announced. The job was in a different country and I haven't go... |
2019/03/19 | 750 | 3,051 | <issue_start>username_0: So I work in a project where the consortium is planning to write an *open-access* book with Springer publications.
There might be a chapter regarding the work I have done in the project. The editors of the book will be some other people, but every chapter will have the authors of the dedicated... |
2019/03/19 | 1,026 | 4,477 | <issue_start>username_0: There are three differents cases when the research level of a paper must be evaluated before any publication:
* for author: to choose the most appropriate journal,
* for referee: to recommend acceptance or rejection for a given journal,
* for editor: to take the final decision.
If we compare... |
2019/03/19 | 657 | 2,779 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the ethical considerations of using a victim of a violent crime's name in my research?
I understand confidentiality is not an issue as the individual is deceased. Moreover, their death was a high-profile legal case, so it's already a public issue. So while I may be "allowed" to use th... |
2019/03/19 | 632 | 2,652 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm doing a (paid, contractual) remote research internship with a research institute in Germany. My job is to come up with novel ideas, write papers for technical conferences and try to publish them. My supervisor here is `A`.
There is another individual `B` from a different institute in the U... |
2019/03/19 | 3,243 | 13,500 | <issue_start>username_0: My supervisor got some funding and is hiring new PhD students. Today one of them came to an interview and we told him about the things that we do.
The main problem is that my supervisor is a terrible supervisor. He wants to lead the research project but has no idea on how to work on real imple... |
2019/03/20 | 2,840 | 11,728 | <issue_start>username_0: I have two questions in this regard:
1. If someone completes a PhD in Poland, would it be considered on par with a German or British PhD?
2. Can a Polish-PhD holder enter academia in Germany or UK?<issue_comment>username_1: First, to disqualify my opinion, I did not go through a Ph.D. program.... |
2019/03/20 | 3,126 | 13,534 | <issue_start>username_0: I teach mathematics at MSc and PhD levels. My preferred method of teaching is old-fashioned: talking and writing on the blackboard at the same time.
Why? Because it has many advantages:
1. *Handwriting:* imposes few restrictions on notation and illustration. (Complicated figures I could proje... |
2019/03/20 | 2,165 | 8,727 | <issue_start>username_0: I am completing my PhD and I was wondering how much does the PhD coursework grades affect future academia applications? My undergraduate and master's was somewhat decent grade wise (3.8/4) in both. However, I had taken two mandatory courses during my PhD and I got B+ and A- in them. It was not ... |
2019/03/20 | 843 | 3,383 | <issue_start>username_0: I am teaching mathematical statistics and part of this is large sample theory. I would like to discuss some methods that do not focus on asymptotics and refer to J. M. Keynes quote
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> In the long run, we are all dead.
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I am a bit afraid some students might find this quote a bit too ... |
2019/03/20 | 877 | 3,679 | <issue_start>username_0: I sent a paper to a good journal with other coauthors. Some days ago, one of my coauthors was sent an invitation to review this paper. Is this logical? I mean, has anybody of you ever received an invitation to review your own paper?
Some months ago, the same occurred with another paper in anot... |
2019/03/20 | 369 | 1,708 | <issue_start>username_0: I submitted a manuscript to a journal in the social sciences. The response to the initial submission was "accepted with conditions". The only feedback I received related to a few typos and grammatical errors. I reviewed the entire paper for additional typos, made some minor edits to improve ove... |
2019/03/20 | 292 | 1,260 | <issue_start>username_0: Like it has been mentioned, I wanted to know if it is possible to add an acknowledgment after the paper has been accepted
We even attended the conferences a few days back<issue_comment>username_1: That would depend on the publisher. If it is a conference paper it may be that the editors of the... |
2019/03/20 | 1,757 | 7,517 | <issue_start>username_0: My advisor has asked me to write my thesis in parts. So, basically, my thesis will have three major parts, each of which explains a different piece of work. However, he is asking me to also add a part called "Introduction" and a part called "Conclusions"
I know he is not quite experienced with... |
2019/03/20 | 449 | 1,948 | <issue_start>username_0: I received a funding offer from a conference overseas (as a PhD student), which includes accommodation and travel. I was wondering whether it is ethical to combine this business trip with a personal vacation? That is, to arrive e.g. a week or two before the conference (and of course pay for lod... |
2019/03/20 | 2,219 | 8,296 | <issue_start>username_0: Why do some people get STEM PhDs, want a professorship, and end up not getting it?
Is it only about opportunity and competition, or are there PhD candidates that are just not qualified to be professors (why?)?<issue_comment>username_1: The requirements and skills needed to get a PhD are diffe... |
2019/03/21 | 3,480 | 15,412 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently working as a PhD student.
I am not working on a tech-oriented PhD. However, my project requires **a lot** of programming. This involves both working on a computation cluster, servers, and working with a variety of software. These are provided and maintained by our faculty IT supp... |
2019/03/21 | 271 | 1,203 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently writing my master's thesis in English in Germany. One of the sources I found has a relevant figure that I would like to show and properly cite in my thesis, however this figure is in German.
Is it okay to show the same figure in German in my English-written thesis? Or should I ... |
2019/03/21 | 992 | 4,303 | <issue_start>username_0: In my institute, it is necessary for a Ph.D student to publish two research papers in SCI or SCIE journals to become eligible for Ph.D.
Although it is not a sufficient condition, but it is the only key task and the remaining tasks need only the presence of student.
I observed some students (i... |
2019/03/21 | 932 | 4,041 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm sending my CV for postdoc positions in computer science in Europe (esp. Germany). My special focus is academia rather than the industry.
I was wondering what is the preferred order of information to bring there?
For instance, is the following order acceptable/preferred?
1. Personal info... |
2019/03/21 | 3,042 | 12,929 | <issue_start>username_0: I know what imposter syndrome is. But, believe me that's not the case with me. I have worked hard for the 4.5 years of my PhD, but I feel that my research is absolutely mediocre and as a result my self-confidence has taken a toll.
Now, my advisor is a brilliant person. She is well known in her... |
2019/03/21 | 693 | 2,937 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not understand what exactly I should bring in the *presentations* section of my CV? In fact, during my Ph.D., I presented my papers at the conferences/workshops and internal presentations in my graduate-school colloquiums. Do I have to mention them in the *presentations* section or it is m... |
2019/03/21 | 938 | 3,998 | <issue_start>username_0: For the last 5 years (delayed partly by teaching, a parent's death and caregiving for another parent), I've been writing a textbook that examines a famous 18th-century political work. The proposal was accepted and a year later, I got very positive feedback on the first half of the manuscript.
... |
2019/03/22 | 2,023 | 8,614 | <issue_start>username_0: **Summary:** Yesterday, my advisor told me that he wants me to change labs through because I said something "inappropriate" that made the lab unstable. He is a really famous professor and his citation is within world top 100 in our field. I don't want to lose the opportunity to cooperate with h... |
2019/03/22 | 1,213 | 5,234 | <issue_start>username_0: I am co-author of a submitted manuscript. I think I found a mistake in a methodological approach in our paper. But I am not sure if I am right. But if that mistake is really there, then some conclusions in this paper could be changed. It will not invalidate the whole paper, but some parts would... |
2019/03/22 | 116 | 486 | <issue_start>username_0: So I have come across a paper that will highly beneficial to me and my research group ,but the problem its in chinese and it heavily involves chemical formulas and mathematical data,so its hard to translate using google translate.Is there any site that translates academia papers?<issue_comment>... |
2019/03/22 | 1,144 | 4,887 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> How are journals evaluated?
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A researcher is evaluated on the basis of his/her publications.
If a researcher has good publications in his/her PhD he/she is offered a Post-Doc position and eventually a faculty position.
My question is:
**How is a journal judged?How does a faculty... |
2019/03/22 | 797 | 3,372 | <issue_start>username_0: My PhD advisor has offered me a postdoc position in her group with specific projects and duties post graduation. However, she has time and again advised me to do a postdoc from somewhere else as according to her, doing postdoc from PhD university is not seen in a positive sense in academia.
I ... |
2019/03/22 | 283 | 1,293 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the difference between a research paper and a research article? Frequently these two terms are considered in the same category. So, what features distinguish these two terms?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think you will find a general definition that is universally applicable. But a... |
2019/03/22 | 463 | 1,971 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently been a TA and I realised I have a large collection of comprehensive notes from my alma mater dating back to my Bachelor degree courses. I wonder if this is an acceptable practice to share them without my professor's consent (since this is purely for education purpose)? My studen... |
2019/03/22 | 755 | 3,106 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> How do faculty search committees evaluate candidates for faculty or post-doc positions?
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I am a PhD student
I found that there is no fixed algorithm to judge a journal.
But candidates publish in various journals in their PhD.
How will a researcher know where to publish his PhD so... |
2019/03/22 | 596 | 2,266 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in a process of making a paper camera-ready for publication. In the reference section, I have listed some works, which are not referenced in the text.
For example, can I write in the main text:
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> This result1 is cited from [1].
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> This result2 is cited from [4].
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… and i... |
2019/03/22 | 1,300 | 4,652 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the standard way for citation in research paper and journals?
1. In the paper:
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> This result3 is cited from [3].
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> This result1 is cited from [1].
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> This result4 is cited from [4].
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> This result2 is cited from [2].
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In the reference section:
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2019/03/22 | 1,301 | 4,047 | <issue_start>username_0: I get conflicting information about APA website citations from different sources. What is the best way to cite website documentation in APA style? For example, if I want to cite an announcement website about Apache Struts project releases (with no author given), do I cite it as:
Apache Struts T... |
2019/03/22 | 973 | 4,291 | <issue_start>username_0: On Saturday I had a Computer Science final exam. When I finished it and turned it in my teacher told me that she saw online that I had accessed some file from our course (We have notes and our syllabus/grades posted online on a website) during the beginning of the final. I told her no, and that... |
2019/03/22 | 1,977 | 8,599 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc and I have been applying for jobs in both industry and academia. My h-index is good enough for junior faculty (~7).
Along my academic CV I have an industry-oriented CV and send both of them out accordingly. I have had a handful of final stage interviews (faculty/scientist) for a... |
2019/03/23 | 928 | 3,818 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm considering moving back in with my parents over the summer to save money on rent. I would still be able to commute to campus at least once a week (4 hours each way, but I can nap on the ferry ride) to meet with my advisor. I'm working on my masters in math and I don't have any obligations i... |
2019/03/23 | 579 | 2,246 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to ask what is the path of academic person that finished his Ph.D. in math or in Computer science what is the academic path that he can take?
Not everyone can continue with Academia or be part of the universities faculty, so does this mean the end of an academic career or can he conti... |
2019/03/23 | 830 | 3,505 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a post-doc in economics. I know that rejections are quite usual but I feel very sad (I think more than necessary) because of rejections.
For a paper on which I worked for four years, I got two rejections since last year.
I already have two accepted papers but I am overwhelmed with a reje... |
2019/03/24 | 1,590 | 6,633 | <issue_start>username_0: I am third year undergraduate and I am not studying in Europe.
I plan to apply for a master at a German institute by the end of this year which is the time for application.
This institute advertised a ‘Hiwi’ (student assistant) position on their website.
They link to a PDF file which provides ... |
2019/03/24 | 1,377 | 4,255 | <issue_start>username_0: We always hear about the increasing number of publications published every year and the resulting information overload in science. I wanted to show this trend to students to highlight why they should care about information literacy and search strategies. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a reliabl... |
2019/03/24 | 568 | 2,238 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a first-year medical student within the United States considering a move to Australia. I am *not* looking at a "study abroad" or "foreign exchange student" type program. A direct move and goal to be a citizen, living there indefinitely.
As of now, my academic marks (GPA) aren't the best th... |
2019/03/25 | 1,650 | 6,861 | <issue_start>username_0: I married during my PhD and changed my legal surname however (for many reasons) I will continue to publish under my maiden name. My (UK) university says that a thesis has to be submitted under the name held in registration records. They seem happy for me to revert my registration to my maiden n... |
2019/03/25 | 1,399 | 5,881 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Masters student applying for PhD in computer science to various universities in the US/Europe/Canada. I wanted to know about the workload in general which we will have while pursuing it in these countries.
I did a bit of research here, and found that the teaching workload is highest in ... |
2019/03/25 | 672 | 2,942 | <issue_start>username_0: My professor is a bully and the university will not challenge his behaviour despite numerous complaints from both staff and students. I am 9 months into the first year of my PhD. I love my work and all of my other colleagues but the professor's behaviour is unbearable and affecting my mental he... |
2019/03/25 | 1,272 | 5,029 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm writing some report, and at a certain point I give an example by citation. The citation format is such that you don't see any names (e.g. "[123]") without visiting the bibliography; or maybe it's just initials. And I wasn't the only author. I would like to "warn" my readers to take the cita... |
2019/03/25 | 373 | 1,262 | <issue_start>username_0: Without dating myself too badly, I have enjoyed [PhD comics](http://phdcomics.com/comics.php) since the beginning. For the past few years, there have been about 2 or 3 new comics a week, but there has not been a new comic in months. I don't really follow all their social media contacts, but it ... |
2019/03/25 | 1,038 | 4,283 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a student of science preparing for the JEE (India). When I normally practice problems, I find no difficulty in thinking straight. Solutions occur to me when I look at a problem, because for the most part, my fundamentals in Physics, Chemistry and Math are clear.
But each time I sit down t... |
2019/03/25 | 1,084 | 4,799 | <issue_start>username_0: A complicated story so I’ll try to keep it short. Basically, I was fairly young applying to PhD programs (in psychology) and got into a program where I thought I’d be a great fit. My advisor’s research interests seemed to match up with mine, but the more I started working in the lab I realized ... |
2019/03/26 | 337 | 1,279 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm writing a thesis for the master degree.
I'm going to include one of my conference paper in my thesis and I understand that it is common and acceptable for school regulations to include already published papers of my own work in my thesis.
But there is one problem. The defense of my thesis... |
2019/03/26 | 970 | 4,086 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently preparing a paper for a conference and I'm struggling a bit to stay within the page limit imposed by the Latex layout of this conference. I'm trying to make some extra space for my content without having to use any Latex related tricks (like reducing margin sizes, font sizes, etc.... |
2019/03/26 | 1,530 | 6,517 | <issue_start>username_0: This might be a bit of an abstract question, but what defines a dissertation? Some colleagues and myself have been debating this and some are arguing that three peer-reviewed publications or a long monograph make a dissertation. However, others are arguing that the dissertation is defined not b... |
2019/03/26 | 2,071 | 8,731 | <issue_start>username_0: I have sent emails to a few (about 10) professors in different Computer Science research labs (related to my research interests) to see if they have any postdoc position available.
However, I received no response at all. Of course, one assumption is that there wasn't any open position in those... |
2019/03/26 | 1,574 | 6,691 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose one is giving a talk about one's work (in pure mathematics), and another researcher(s) in one's field has published a paper claiming to be an improvement or generalisation of one's result, but one either believe this other paper is wrong, or that it is a trivial consequence of one's own... |
2019/03/26 | 586 | 2,557 | <issue_start>username_0: This is probably really silly to ask, but I'd rather look silly anonymously here than look silly to my possible future department chair. I received my first offer for a position at a public university today. This is a teaching-focused position in mathematics at a public university. To be clear,... |
2019/03/26 | 394 | 1,678 | <issue_start>username_0: A US/Canadian STEM PhD 'almost' always comes with monetary assistance from the supervisor. In some universities/programs, supervisors are able to individually recruit students along with monthly allowances. In most cases, students don't even need to submit a separate application for money.
Eve... |
2019/03/26 | 1,080 | 4,659 | <issue_start>username_0: Are student evaluations of teaching assistants read by faculty who assigns teaching duties to TAs or by the primary instructor of the course for which the TA is assisting?
I recently met the professor whom I was assisting and he said: "...and you got good evaluations last semester...". I was ... |
2019/03/26 | 2,250 | 9,891 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the opportunity of doing a PhD under the supervision of an expert in medical imaging at a top institution. Currently their group does not conduct research into the application of machine learning to medical image acquisition and processing. The purpose of the PhD studentship would be to ... |
2019/03/27 | 533 | 2,234 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a physics major and had declared a 'Minor in Computer Science (Expected)' on my US graduate school (PhD) applications. I have been accepted by a couple of programs but I am currently still one course short of completing the number of required courses for the minor. I am currently enrolled ... |
2019/03/27 | 861 | 3,466 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a tenure-track academic offer in the US.
I am wondering how common/likely is to get the University to do a non-academic spousal hire for my girlfriend.
All the documents provided by my institution use the word "partner" which seems to suggest that it is not needed to be married.
Do you ... |
2019/03/27 | 1,732 | 7,724 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student from China. I can read papers relatively fast and get the main point. The problem is that I cannot write efficiently. I don't know how to express myself or I forget the appropriate phrases when writing. Can any other researcher help me solve this problem?<issue_comment>userna... |
2019/03/27 | 1,873 | 7,970 | <issue_start>username_0: When applying for my postgraduate position, I browsed my future advisor’s web page in detail and surprisingly found that one of my relatives’ friend co-authored a paper with him. Then we reached out to the friend and asked whether he could give me a recommendation. He agreed and gave me a recom... |
2019/03/27 | 1,182 | 5,153 | <issue_start>username_0: Using expressions from Latin is a common theme in academia. Expressions like *in/ex vivo*, *in vitro* or *in situ* are very common in biomedical articles, since they are very concise way of expressing some concept. There are however other expressions which have pretty much direct translations i... |
2019/03/27 | 240 | 843 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm doing a CV for PhD application but still I'm not graduated. How can I say that My starting mark before final dissertation are full marks?<issue_comment>username_1: Give your current grade, clearly labelled as such. For example:
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> Current marks: 30/30
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Or if the thesis grade can... |
2019/03/27 | 489 | 1,996 | <issue_start>username_0: Just now i found few short form typos in my published articles few years ago.The mistakes is almost like this: If I declare my first sentences Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) is one of the most important topics in high energy physics, but i state in same paragraph in second sentences and i type th... |
2019/03/27 | 828 | 3,548 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm interested in applying to a Ph.D. position and the guidelines indicate that a given number of different projects (of a range of open positions) should be indicated. I'm interested in one in specific and the other options fall completely outside of my interest or even my specialty. This is r... |
2019/03/27 | 1,399 | 5,467 | <issue_start>username_0: Normally a professor is paid for eight to nine months each academic year for teaching several courses in the period. However, if a professor gets a research grant, he can support himself by the grant in the summer months, or teach fewer courses.
I'd like to know how it works exactly. Let's say... |
2019/03/27 | 624 | 2,708 | <issue_start>username_0: I am part of a faculty search committee. One round of our process is Skype interviews of top candidates. Not all of our committee will be able to attend each interview (even remotely).
Would it be appropriate to ask candidates if we can record their Skype interview to share among the committe... |
2019/03/28 | 1,710 | 7,615 | <issue_start>username_0: 1. A journal article I submitted to a highly reputable journal has been returned with a number of revisions requested, most of which are useful and helpful and will improve the quality of the article. However, two of the three reviewers have also suggested articles that should be added as refer... |
2019/03/28 | 1,925 | 7,485 | <issue_start>username_0: I emailed Professor X regarding typos in, and questions on, his book. I've never met and contacted him. My email commenced with this salutation:
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> Dear Prof. X
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He replied
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> It is customary to address professors by their title in full, just as most people would not abbreviate t... |
2019/03/28 | 1,175 | 5,292 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning a course on game development. Currently my main problem is how to design the assignments and grade them in a fair and objective manner. In previous courses I taught (like basic programming or algorithms), I could always design homework assignments that had objectively correct solu... |
2019/03/28 | 1,537 | 6,155 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a first year student undergraduate at a top US university, and I'm going to major in math. Of course, I still don't *really* know what I want to do with my life, but I'm really excited about going on to a PhD in math. What does one have to do to get into a *top* PhD program in mathematics? ... |
2019/03/28 | 1,424 | 4,506 | <issue_start>username_0: We are thinking about a joint submission to Physical Review Letters, and PRA per [these guidelines](https://journals.aps.org/prl/edannounce/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.240001). I'm however not entirely sure how the two submissions should be exactly related, e.g. how much overlap the works may have.... |
2019/03/28 | 626 | 2,635 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently an undergraduate, wanting to apply to PhD programs this upcoming fall. So I started talked to a CS professor doing research in deep learning and he set me up to work with one of his graduate students, so I started to work with the grad student and only communicated with him, not ... |
2019/03/28 | 949 | 3,841 | <issue_start>username_0: We are currently finishing the implementation of a scientific software library. It's the first project of this type for me and I'm curious, **how to make the software citable in a similar way to [Molpro](https://www.molpro.net/info/authors) or [R](http://astrostatistics.psu.edu/su07/R/html/util... |
2019/03/28 | 1,526 | 6,399 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Ph.D. student and I do private tutoring on the side for extra income. Recently a new student contacted me for help with a class, and I met them for one session, which went well overall. They told me they liked my tutoring and want to meet again. This student admitted that they are behind... |
2019/03/28 | 418 | 1,814 | <issue_start>username_0: I am finishing my Ph.D. and now I am looking for faculty positions globally.
If I contact the head of the relevant departments (HoD), will it be ok or will it leave a good impression that I am too eager for the position?
Note that I am talking about any unadvertised positions.
Thanks<issue_c... |
2019/03/29 | 1,269 | 5,412 | <issue_start>username_0: I am new to this community. The discussions here are interesting so I thought may be I can solve one of my queries regarding PhD admissions.
I am in India and I have completed my post-graduation last year from IIT (one of the top engineering institute in India) in research. I have submitted 2 ... |
2019/03/29 | 3,554 | 14,331 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in my fifth year and I am about to submit my Applied Mechanics PhD thesis in. However, I always felt absolutely incompetent in the field. I tried improving my weak areas by self study, taking up challenging projects, but always ended up with either abandoning the idea or settling with a le... |
2019/03/27 | 881 | 4,172 | <issue_start>username_0: *Please let me know if I should migrate this question elsewhere if it is inappropriate for this site.*
This fall, I will begin my PhD program in physics at Johns Hopkins, and I would like to continue my education in theoretical condensed matter physics with a strong emphasis on computational m... |
2019/03/29 | 5,804 | 23,902 | <issue_start>username_0: There seem to be professors who hold beliefs such as:
* Women students pose a special risk to male supervisors
* Certain ethnic groups are smarter/lazier/harder-working than others
* Older students are worse investments than younger students
* Students with disabilities are less capable/more ... |
2019/03/29 | 2,425 | 9,890 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc and I prepared a paper that is now ready for submission.
I did this work by myself.
I know that [adding my advisor as an author would violate authorship standards](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/19362), but it is a widespread practice and therefore my supervisor may still e... |
2019/03/29 | 842 | 3,552 | <issue_start>username_0: I was awarded a rather prestigious postdoctoral fellowship that guarantees a generous salary, research expenses etc. for 2 years. It is in the same institution where I am working as a postdoc now, but would increase my salary by quite a bit and of course give me complete freedom over my researc... |
2019/03/30 | 654 | 2,903 | <issue_start>username_0: A lot of the time when looking for information about a topic online I come across another university's resources that are publicly available. Some have a full listing of all the resources available for that course and others just have a PDF for one topic of the course. Can I read them or downlo... |
2019/03/30 | 1,284 | 4,736 | <issue_start>username_0: From [Is it appropriate (as a PhD student) to email other researchers asking about some details in their papers?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/89109/14341), I get that generally you will get answer if you ask question on their work. But what if your question is tangent to their work, an... |
2019/03/30 | 598 | 2,396 | <issue_start>username_0: I am assigned as a reviewer of an article for IEEE TNNLS (computer science), but unfortunately, I would be super busy during the week of the deadline. In fact, I need to submit a paper and also two postdoc applications during the same week.
I'm already trying to do as much as I can before tha... |