North American PhD job market tightens for researchers without industry experience
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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 by AI Era (新智元).
The report describes the 2026 North American job market for researchers as a chaotic scramble, and says applicants without industry experience are struggling most. The report's account rests on the individual case and the source's own description of the market; no broader job-placement figures are given in the single report available.
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AIA 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.
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