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Oct 1, 2020, 5 tweets

This month in Physics Today: our second annual careers issue, with a focus on early careers. Read about the initial employment of physicists who just earned their PhDs, advice on landing a tenure-track professorship, and more (thread) physicstoday.scitation.org/toc/pto/73/10

Securing a faculty position can take months or even years. From applications to negotiations, Omar Magana-Loaiza, a new professor at @LSUphysastro, advises candidates on what to expect and how to prepare physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.10…

For the first time since 2001, more newly minted physics PhDs hold potentially permanent positions than hold postdocs physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.10…

The hiring of new physics professors can be daunting for all involved. In most cases, the pressure is not just on the applicant but on the university as well. physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.10…

Online-only commentary: A call to stop the practice of comparing candidates with other researchers in recommendation letters physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.…

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