HamsterPower Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hi, i am not quite sure if this is the right place to ask But anywayssss I am confused with what kinds of degree i need in order to become a professor to teach in universities or possibly research in universities I agree, that i know nothing about the process so it would be real kind if someone can answer me ahaha I heard it is very competitive indeed, But i always wanted to go to the science field and one day, receive the noble prize for physics (omg, i am getting excited) thank you in advance ))))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I am confused with what kinds of degree i need in order to become a professor to teach in universities or possibly research in universities Usually a PhD is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 ... which is the easy part of the endeavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marat Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'm not sure what stage of life you're at, but since you are asking what degree you need to be a science professor, I would assume you are at or near the beginning of your university studies. If so, it would be best to keep in mind at this point that your lifeplan will evolve in response to the countless unanticipated events which emerge as you gradually develop your initial plan, so you can't know now exactly what you will eventually turn out to want to do with your life. It is best just to have a general orientation, such as a resolve to deepen your knowledge of some scientific field, and then see how things turn out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Tripolation Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) I'm not sure if this is the norm or just something at my school, but all of my professors, the ones in the Engineering department at least, had experience working in the field before they started teaching. The most "inexperienced" was Dr. Goble, and even she had worked for an engineering firm for about six years. So that might be something you would also need to look at to be competitive in academia. Maybe. Edited January 24, 2011 by A Tripolation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svetoslav Pavlov Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 High school, bachelor, master, PhD - these are the grades as I know ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 In the UK it'd be pretty much as above, followed by - post doc's for about 5-10 years and the a juniour lecturship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamsterPower Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 I'm not sure if this is the norm or just something at my school, but all of my professors, the ones in the Engineering department at least, had experience working in the field before they started teaching. The most "inexperienced" was Dr. Goble, and even she had worked for an engineering firm for about six years. So that might be something you would also need to look at to be competitive in academia. Maybe. omg i was going to put +1 on your reputation but i clicked -1 by mistake, how do i undo this !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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