Michael Tsikerdekis

Michael Tsikerdekis

Michael Tsikerdekis is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Western Washington University. His research interests include deception, data mining, cybersecurity, and social computing. Tsikerdekis has a PhD in Informatics from Masaryk University. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

What is the probability of getting an academic job?

16 Apr 2017 - Michael Tsikerdekis

It is an interesting thought experiment that can be dissected in several ways depending on how it is addressed.

So, I figured why not just create github.com Shiny R application that builds estimates depending on the input. The current formula is a crude estimation that assumes there in an N population of positions that become available based on an independent probabiltiy p and there is a competing number of w applicants which are chosen at random. For CS and CE jobs in US and Canada based on CRA's survey data is around 50%.

The Shiny R application for playing around wtih the input can be found here: https://tsikerdekis.shinyapps.io/AcademicJobProbability/

The source can be found: https://github.com/tsikerdekis/AcademicJobProbability (Pull requests more than welcome)