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Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 15:56:54 -0500
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My experience is similar. I have been looking for a assistant professorship in
chemistry or materials science for over three years, wrote close to hundred
applications, and never even got an invitation for an interview. Again this was
mostly because of a lack of US connections and lack of understanding in how to
"sell yourself" in the USA. I more or less gave up searching in this direction.
Hope you are lucky in your search,
Peter Buerki
"Corinna Grisostomi" <cgrisos_at_fastdial.net> wrote:
>I can only give you an advice about US academic carriers in sciences. I am a
>Swiss-chemist and I have done my PhD and Postdoc in the US. I have known few
>Swiss who have gotten an academic job in the US, but
> a) it is much harder for us than for an American and
> b) you need to build up a lot of connections (so called
> shmoozing around) and keep a high profile already during
> your PhD (publish and go to Conferences)
> c) you need to get good references from American Professors.
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>Of course Americans, who have performed undergrad and grad school in the US
>are much better connected in the US than we Europeans would be, so it needs
>more diplomacy and knowing the right people at the right time for us. I have
>seen several Europeans who did not understand this point and failed because
>of it, which is a pity!
>
>Again, may be it is a little different in Economics.
>
>Good luck with your endeavor,
>Corinna
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