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Woodshole fires Xian biologist... who does not turn cheek.

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12-10-2007 3:17 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by PaulK
12-10-2007 3:12 PM

What I cannot for the life of me understand is how he was competitive, with a PhD in philosophy, for a biology post-doc. Not taking anything away from philosophy PhDs, but I just don't see it. I have a few degrees, but none of them are in subjects that qualify me to work in that lab at Wood's Hole, and I understand evolution fairly well.
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12-11-2007 8:30 AM 		Reply to: Message 11 by Minnemooseus
12-11-2007 3:32 AM

Re: Apparently actually a PhD in biology
Actually, it was at Pharyngula where I learned that his PhD was apparently IN philosophy.
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12-11-2007 8:32 AM 		Reply to: Message 9 by Silent H
12-10-2007 6:20 PM

I assume he had relevant coursework within biology for the position.
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If that's the case, I'm still surprised since people tend to be very focused on what degrees are in...rather than accumulated life experience.
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12-11-2007 4:24 PM 		Reply to: Message 14 by Silent H
12-11-2007 4:22 PM

Oh, that is very true. The only real way around that is to have a great reference from someone with the right degree... so they vouch for your experience... or you have a great reference from someone who is friends with the person doing the hiring.
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And the degree also needs to be from the "right school."
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