15th March 2011, 10:32 PM
To build off of tom wilson- 745 PhD's between 2001-2008. http://www.landward.eu/2010/10/index.html go to the free down load and it is page 36 of the report. If you read the rest of the report you can see why you aren't having any luck getting a job. but I digress
Roughly your looking at 100 other PhD's graduating with you after 3 yrs. The paper mentions only a few permanent posts 2 I think. While- 1 in 50 might seem bad its probably worse your are also competing against everyone else who has a PhD for the last 5 yrs, at least. Your odds are closer to 1 in 250. Those I would say are very generous odds.
I would say only if you truly want to be an academic AND you GET FUNDING. No point in spending 3 intense years of studying to not have a job and be more in dept. I can not stress enough the need to get funding as paying off loans will sink you- do the math.
Roughly your looking at 100 other PhD's graduating with you after 3 yrs. The paper mentions only a few permanent posts 2 I think. While- 1 in 50 might seem bad its probably worse your are also competing against everyone else who has a PhD for the last 5 yrs, at least. Your odds are closer to 1 in 250. Those I would say are very generous odds.
I would say only if you truly want to be an academic AND you GET FUNDING. No point in spending 3 intense years of studying to not have a job and be more in dept. I can not stress enough the need to get funding as paying off loans will sink you- do the math.