tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4516412404435121681..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Theory Jobs 2012Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-37983303157929841592012-06-03T16:21:11.602-05:002012-06-03T16:21:11.602-05:00a great year for theory jobs!a great year for theory jobs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-10691365074252707902012-05-30T12:51:25.417-05:002012-05-30T12:51:25.417-05:00location, location, location .... why didn't t...location, location, location .... why didn't that work?<br />why did it take 15 years? are you sure this is right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-56250767291022204472012-05-30T11:32:54.816-05:002012-05-30T11:32:54.816-05:00This doesn't look like a bad year to me, 25 jo...This doesn't look like a bad year to me, 25 jobs in academia, 9 in industry (and I guess it's more), so why do you complain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-91678558263474149442012-05-30T07:49:38.731-05:002012-05-30T07:49:38.731-05:00Just trying to give everyone an opportunity to say...Just trying to give everyone an opportunity to say where they will be next year.Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-15556111493681842122012-05-30T07:48:20.051-05:002012-05-30T07:48:20.051-05:00http://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2012/03/he...<a href="http://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2012/03/heading-south.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2012/03/heading-south.html</a>Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-4779833299329901452012-05-29T22:09:14.146-05:002012-05-29T22:09:14.146-05:00hold on. Lance moved to GaTECH ? when did this hap...hold on. Lance moved to GaTECH ? when did this happen and what were the reasons ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-58581332063657658852012-05-29T22:01:58.540-05:002012-05-29T22:01:58.540-05:00btw, am I the only one perplexed by the "phd ...btw, am I the only one perplexed by the "phd student" tab?Sashohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380390882603977159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-25692723905729483892012-05-29T16:29:59.093-05:002012-05-29T16:29:59.093-05:00Oregon State was also looking for theory ..Oregon State was also looking for theory ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-27811265487704496532012-05-29T15:45:19.799-05:002012-05-29T15:45:19.799-05:00Nice to see UCSD finally succeed after 15 years of...Nice to see UCSD finally succeed after 15 years of looking.<br />No one has worked as hard as them to attract someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-87268250323183967492012-05-29T15:11:59.641-05:002012-05-29T15:11:59.641-05:00RE: Anonymous 9:53 AM, May 29, 2012
If you don'...RE: Anonymous 9:53 AM, May 29, 2012<br />If you don't know this video yet: <br />http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7520547/so-you-want-to-get-a-phd-in-theoretical-computer-scienceAnonymoushttp://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7520547/so-you-want-to-get-a-phd-in-theoretical-computer-sciencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-73508550433189898542012-05-29T14:56:14.625-05:002012-05-29T14:56:14.625-05:00Probably it is not that bleak--not all the info is...Probably it is not that bleak--not all the info is there.<br />I know of at least one person who is sitting on (at least) two offers.<br /><br />Some of the places that advertised theory positions for this season and are not listed above:<br />Chicago, Purdue, Minnesota, EPFL (the entry in the table is from last year's hiring season), Berkeley, Stanford and MIT OR, ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-60410655217347794012012-05-29T13:22:45.322-05:002012-05-29T13:22:45.322-05:00If that's representative of the current job ma...If that's representative of the current job market, it is pretty bleak. No?Daniel Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566622051558391310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-18576977344568247222012-05-29T12:50:36.655-05:002012-05-29T12:50:36.655-05:00As long as you're decently smart, you'll d...As long as you're decently smart, you'll definitely find a good job as per your 3 definitions. You don't even need a PhD for a job at Microsoft or Google (though then your job will probably not be very research oriented)Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-55534859828071880112012-05-29T11:42:18.301-05:002012-05-29T11:42:18.301-05:00So far: 4 faculty positions, 12 postdocs, lot more...So far: 4 faculty positions, 12 postdocs, lot more industry (heavily underreported)---that looks like a really tough job market.<br /><br />Possible good job definitions:<br /><br />good job #1: say <= 2+2 teaching load on semesters and top 100 (US News computer science ranking)<br /><br />good job #2: say <= 1+1 teaching load on semesters and top 20 (US News computer science ranking)<br /><br />good job #3: google, microsoft, good startups, etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-12449600502763128392012-05-29T10:19:43.252-05:002012-05-29T10:19:43.252-05:00Define "good job".Define "good job".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-6917924579159303482012-05-29T09:53:06.337-05:002012-05-29T09:53:06.337-05:00I consider begining a PHD in theoretical computer ...I consider begining a PHD in theoretical computer science this fall. How is the job market in this domain ? What are my chances to find a good job after I graduate ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com