most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-06-19T22:20:43Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/118948 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/118948/some-career-start-up-postdoc-questions Makura 2013-01-15T07:13:02Z 2013-01-15T08:28:46Z

<p>Hi, I hope below can be categorized under career questions. </p> <p>Based on your experiences what are the major issues/concerns and differences of professor sponsored postdoc positions (compared to department sponsored ones) ? </p> <p>Sometime ago, I read an article which was noting that the probability of finding a TT job is highly correlated with the perceived ranking of the university where postdoc is done. (I think it was an AMS article but I can't find it now). </p> <p>Assuming productivity of a TT job candidate is constant, what do you think about the importance of the ranking of the candidates current (postdoc) university ?</p> <p>For mathematics postdoc positions, what is the main difference between the named postdoc positions and regular ones ? (such as XYZ V.A.P. or just a VAP)</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p> <p>Edit: TT=Tenure Track, VAP=Visiting Assistant Professor</p>