Timeline for How difficult will it be for me to switch fields (details below) after my Ph.D. in pure mathematics?
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| Nov 18, 2013 at 21:13 | comment | added | Learning math | tenure-track or so positions are being very difficult these days, it makes sense to work partially in applied areas (I think), so that my CV would look more balanced and I'd have option to apply to industry. I'm not tired of what I do, but your point of time taken to be productive in new areas make sense, but the switch should ideally use a lot of stuffs I'm using at present plus some computer programming, from a far view. | |
| Nov 18, 2013 at 21:10 | comment | added | Learning math | Patrick I-Z: thanks for your reply and frank opinion. Indeed you brought up the question why I'm planning to switch. Reasons: 1)I do have research projects in pure mathematics I'm working on, but since the 3rd or 4th year of my graduate school I've been wanting to see more applications of what I do, and I found enough such resources, which I feel motivated to research in these areas, without actually having a first-hand skills. 2)This is a negative reason, but very realistic I think: the number of jobs in applied areas are little more than that in pure mathemtics, and since (continue...) | |
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