The Results
There is hope for the students working in the short-term academic jobs. As Biel says, "more the norm than the exception."
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The major finding in Verba's report is that academic employment increased by up to 20% if it was studied three years later, rather than at exit time.
She says both sides benefit by employing Harvard Ph.D.s in short-term Harvard jobs.
"It keeps some of our best Ph.D.s employed why they try to publish and look for jobs, and they're also often our best teachers," she says. "It's a wonderful way to keep great teachers who may know the program very well."