Quoting Miguel Roig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> From my point of view there is absolutely nothing wrong. In fact, in
> the past
> I have question here on TIPS the wisdom of emphasizing academic
> psychology to
> our students given the dearth of opportunities in this area.
>
I agree with Miguel whole-heartedly. I took me 3-1/2 years to get an academic
position--I was on the verge of leaving academia for industry simply because of
the difficulty in getting a job of any kind--let alone decent paying, or wiht a
tenure track--
I think it is somewhat immoral and unethical to train more people than can
possibly find employment if we intend for all of them to work in academia.
We have hired (and had searches for) 3 position in 3 years. Each search netted
well over 100 candidates for each position--this should tell us something about
the situation in terms of real emplyment opportunities!!!!!
annette
(thankful each day that goes by that I have this position--well, most days,
there are few I wonder about...)
Annette Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
