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What is the new PhD? Assistant prof? Ivy League PhD?


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Absolutely. It's almost unheard of to work at a major academic institution without one. Becoming a professor is all preparation from 18-30, and then was an assistant you still have to grind and run errands to "earn your place".


Nobel Prize :-)




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