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Research-only permanent positions worldwide

In the US, you could try to follow in the footsteps of Gödel and land a job at the Institute for Advanced Study. But do keep in mind what Richard Feynman thought about such research positions without …
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What kind of jobs are available for a quantum logician?

Let me try and give you a more focused answer. The good/promising news is this: there are many interesting and rewarding jobs available in the quantum technology industry. These jobs require a new typ …
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What are the "hot" topics in mathematical QFT at the time?

I am not sure that "hot topic" is an advisable criterion for a Ph.D. research project, since this will typically mean that easy/doable questions have been done and only the hard/intractable questions …
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Etiquette of publishing folklore results

You ask for the "etiquette", which may differ from field to field. For the research community in computer science, the fate of one particular folk theorem has been documented in loving detail by David …
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What are journal rankings that employers look at?

Many universities have adopted the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which forbids considering journal rankings as a proxy for research quality. What matters is the merit of an …
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"Significant results" vs "Key outcomes or Other achievements"

These two categories, plus two more, are not mutually exclusive. For some research one category may be better applicable than another, and in any case you are only required to provide information for …
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Are there examples of (successful) NSF mathematics proposals available anywhere online?

The renewal of this 2010 question asks for more recent NSF math grant proposals. A collection of proposals from 2000 through 2015 is at Christopher Bishop's home page. This site maintained by Dan Ma …