The postdoctoral research associate–instructor

JUN 01, 1969

Do we use the new PhD wisely as only a research fellow? Added teaching responsibilities could be beneficial to him, the students and his department.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3035618

Alex E. S. Green

OVER TWO YEARS AGO Richard Martin described some problems that have developed around the “superscholar” or postdoctorate on the US campus. He noted that the usefulness of the postdoctorate to society is being questioned, and many suspect that the appointment simply serves as a haven for professional students who contribute relatively little to society, or who in one way or another are delaying a useful and permanent adjustment to society.

References

1. R. Martin, Wall Street Journal (14 Oct. 1966).
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6. A. E. S. Green, P. J. Wyatt, Atomic and Space Physics, Addison‐Wesley, Reading, Mass. (1965), p. 445.
7. A. E. S. Green, T. Sawada, D. S. Saxon, The Nuclear Independent Particle Model, The Shell and Optical Models, Academic Press, New York (1968).
8. A. E. S. Green, PHYSICS TODAY 18, no. 6, 32 (1965).https://doi.org/PHTOAD

More about the Authors

Alex E. S. Green. University of Florida.