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Doctoral degrees -- The disposable academic -- Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time http://www.economist.com/node/17723223

Maybe that helps: http://www.swisseconomistsabroad.org/members/

It's a new program. Prof. Ernst Fehr is the superstar there. I think, you should visit the campus and say hello to the faculty of this program. Do you understand German or do you know how it is to live in Switzerland?

PhD in what discipline? Where do you want to work (Spain?)? It depends also on the country and on the discipline. Every country has a different practice. Also the language of instruction is important. It heavily depends on your publications. A-journals will get you a position with tenure at most Universities. If you have C-publicasions, it will become difficult...

http://www.top-law-schools.com/rankings.html I wouldn't apply for law schools below the top10. Since 2007, the job market for lawyers is really bad and you don't want to go broke after three expensive years of law school... Good luck!!

Sorry for the misunderstanding. English is not my first language. Just to make it clear: I don't need legal advice--that's why I am avoiding these questions. It wouldn't make sense in this situation because I am perfectly aware about the legal situation and it is also a foreign jurisdiction governed by a foreign law. (Moreover, I would think about not giving legal advice unless you add the appropriate disclaimer which is necessary in the relevant jurisdictions in order to minimize possible claims arising from actually relying on advice which causes harm. Also third parties could read and rely on your advice. Be careful about that.) I was asking for the political aspects Sigaba is describing. Also, I think, I finally got very good advice. As I have already noted, I am thankful for receiving useful ideas and for the encouragement. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this problem, it is not possible to tell immediately, how this turns out. It will take a few months (or even years). Thank you.

Uh, sorry. Usmivka and fuzzylogician, I am following your advice. Thank you very much for encouraging me. I think, for the time being, there is nothing more which can be added to the discussion. Time will tell what happens.

Thank you all. Please close this thread.

He told me the following (absurd) reasons: First, he explained me that everybody at the university would think that the second author (usually the PhD student) has written the manuscript alone and that he consequently doesn't want to lose credit for his part of the work. Second, he told me that I couldn't sue him because it would kill his and my career. Actually, since I worked at the university, I can understand the first reason. But still, it's not unethical and wrong... and also, he had this second thoughts when he heard from another professor in the same department that the other professor got away with a misappropriation of authorship in a similar case.

Thank you, you're helping me a lot. Months before the mansucript has been published by him, he told me personally and point-blank that he is thinking about publishing it alone. I told him that I am not giving my consent to this, that this would be wrong, and that we must stick to our original written contract (i.e., publishing it together as co-authors). Subsequent to my advisor's statement, I started collecting all necessary evidence. But still, I don't think that a lawsuit is very helpful (even if I assume that I win the lawsuit for royalties and--more important--for the intellectual property, i.e., copyright). Might be a silly question, but what does "OP" stand for? * * * Another thought: how can i prevent the same (or a similar) thing from happening again? What shall I do to prevent that my (or another) advisor misappropriates a manuscript which is part of my PhD before I can publish it?

No research money from advisor or obtained by advisor. No data collected by advisor (or any third party). I am thinking about transferring. But couldn't also transferring haunt my career?

Elimba, sorry, thread was written in a hurry. Just for clarification (somebody can also revise the title please - it seems that I can't revise it myself): Manuscript written and owned by: phd-advisor (ca. 50%) and me (ca. 50% of the manuscript). Authorship according to legally binding (and enforceable) contract: phd-advisor and me. Manuscript has been published by him under his sole authorship. Even assuming that I have all evidence and assuming that I win all administrative and court proceedings: won't there be a massive negative effect on my career chances if I sue (and win against) my phd-advisor? In my jurisdiction, this is also illegal. PS: I am a lawyer, admitted to the bar.

I had a contract to publish a manuscript with my phd-advisor. According to our contract with the publisher, i would be named co-author. When the book was written (by me and him), my phd-advisor published it alone. so..... I am still a phd-student at the same university.... how can i prevent the same stealing-thing from happening again when i submit my phd-thesis? or should i quit? what should i do?

Falls es kürzere Texte sind, kann ich sie ansonsten auch hier im Forum korrigieren.

Hi! I will probably start as a visiting scholar at Harvard in August and stay till Summer 2013. Who is also coming to pursue a research project?