# North American job market for PhDs grows harsher as applicants lacking industry experience struggle

> Original title: 北美求职大踩踏！康奈尔博士亲历：没业界经验宛如裸奔

- Source: AI Era
- Published: 2026-11-03T00:06:34.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ueafjcqgsx1dsli70fwlnm0jr
- Original: https://aiera.com.cn/2026/11/03/other/admin/122001/%e5%8c%97%e7%be%8e%e6%b1%82%e8%81%8c%e5%a4%a7%e8%b8%a9%e8%b8%8f%ef%bc%81%e5%ba%b7%e5%a5%88%e5%b0%94%e5%8d%9a%e5%a3%ab%e4%ba%b2%e5%8e%86%ef%bc%9a%e6%b2%a1%e4%b8%9a%e7%95%8c%e7%bb%8f%e9%aa%8c%e5%ae%9b/

## Summary

A Princeton PhD whose research was cited by the Nobel Prize in Physics committee has sent more than 2,300 job applications without landing a stable full-time position, according to a report. The source describes the 2026 North American job market for researchers as a chaotic scramble.