Landing a Faculty Job

Science (Oct. 30) -- How do you know if you're ready to apply for faculty jobs? One crude measure is the number of papers you've published. An applicant "with no publication will get a harder time getting recognition than one that has three or four," says Jonathan Dantzig, a professor emeritus and research professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois. Dantzig suggested that young scientists should focus on doing good-quality work, publishing when they’ve got something to say, and presenting their research at meetings so that other people know about them.