Do you know how many theoretical astrophysics tenure track positions there are each year?
About 5.
I am also interested in string theory...
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NASA has some official word on what is going on in astrophysics in general and with LISA in particular.
LISA and IXO ended.
Teams supported through Oct '11, if budget is not cut more.
New concept studies.
Sometimes correlation is causation:
“For the moment we might very well can them DUNNOS (for Dark Unknown Nonreflective Nondetectable Objects Somewhere).” -Bill Bryson
The Kavli Prize in astrophysics, for 2008, has been won by Maarten Schmidt of Caltech and Donald Lynden-Bell of Cambridge.
My son is a grad student at UW, astrobiology. So this is either really sad, or frakin' hilarious, by turns.
You mean in the USA?
@Ed - astrobiology, right now at least, is in better shape than theory
@Bee - actually quoting the video - huge Poisson noise in the number of actual real world theory jobs, but, yes, it is clearly meant for the US market
5 is certainly correct within an order of magnitude, but the definition of "theoretical astrophysics" at the faculty level is fuzzy - eg depending on which you count of the "theorists" in physics departments who do some astro or cosmo related theory
Thanks for ruining my day. But I have to say, a Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics just roles right off the tongue.
Yes, that is a nifty new type of spam.
Alas, that number is why I have kept this handle longer than intended. At least this year isn't as bad as it could have been.
Alas, that number is why I have kept this handle longer than intended. At least this year isn't as bad as it could have been.