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Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:22:39 -0600 (MDT)
From: "A. LEISENRING" <aleisenr@nmsu.edu>
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To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International <socgrad@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: Unemployed PhDs (fwd)
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I'm not sure if I feel that we can compare the lack of jobs for PhD's in
the humanities with the lack of jobs in the physical sciences.  Alan Hale
graduated from my school--New Mexico State University.  I have heard (and
this is only HEARD) that he was offered a prestigious post-doc position at
at a very well-known research facility in New Mexico but refused it
because he wanted to head his own research group and felt he was "too
good" for a post-doc.  This research facility, by the way, usually offers
only post-docs to new people and then they hire people from their
post-docs.  I have acquaintances in the astronomy department here and
appartently, Dr. Hale is not well respected.  My partner is getting his
PhD in Chemistry here and his opportunities appear to be MUCH broader than
mine (and he will be much better paid.)
Just my two cents.
Amy