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Jun 6, 2023ACX

Highlights From The Comments On The Academic Job Market

Scott Alexander summarizes reader comments on his post about the academic job market, covering topics like hiring practices, historical context, and comparisons to other industries.

52 min read 8,016 words

May 17, 2023ACX

Why Is The Academic Job Market So Weird?

Scott Alexander examines the strange dynamics of the academic job market, questioning why colleges prefer new PhDs for tenure-track positions and proposing potential explanations for this system.

8 min read 1,221 words

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