1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
From last month, this news:
@PennChemistry will be admitting PhD students in the coming year, although our entering class size will be a bit smaller.
Here's a more detailed explanation.
Surprisingly, not too many other chemistry departments are doing this. (none?) Will be curious to see what happens.
What's the job market like for chemists? Dude -- it's always bad.*
How bad is it? How the heck should I know? Quantifying the chemistry job market is what this blog is about. That, and helping chemists find jobs.
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I can provide a bit of insight into a mid-tier chem department's admissions. Last year, about half of our admitted students were international. Between the virus's shutting down embassies and various Trump-related shenanigans, those students weren't able to enroll for the fall with spring admission also doubtful.
ReplyDeleteThe consequence is that right now, we're making up for a lost class from last year.
It's not clear whether departments aren't doing it, or haven't been forced to say they're doing it by admin policies handed down from on high.
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