Academia meme: PhD + two postdocs + top papers, still no faculty job
miniapeur · x · 2026-11-08
A classic Anakin/Padme four-panel meme about the academic job market: master's, PhD, two postdocs and frequent top-venue publications — "but that will give me a faculty job, right?" The silent stare says it all.
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