What's the contribution of a newly graduated AP on a paper with four more senior authors?
We are hiring this year and we have a seasoned AP (2 years out) as one of our candidates. He has two rnr at top 3. Both of them have four more coauthors.
4+ coauthors
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Likely very small. To confirm, Ask him questions about his sole-authored paper and/or papers with other juniors.
What's the contribution of a newly graduated AP on a paper with four more senior authors?
We are hiring this year and we have a seasoned AP (2 years out) as one of our candidates. He has two rnr at top 3. Both of them have four more coauthors. -
I am in such a paper. I did everything and had the idea. I was invited by the seniors who were working on similar thing. I accepted after receiving overwhelming recommendation from my colleagues that this was a good idea.
Sure. Probably the guy OP is talking about.
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Depends on what it is. I could see 4 or 5 co-authors all adding value in 2022 unless those seniors are known for their empirical horsepower and happen to not be on too many papers atm, the AP is likely doing more than it appears. How much ownership they took in the paper topic though is anyone's guess.
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Letters should contain some signals, but you can go further if letters are positive enough. If this is not a paper in your area of research, have a colleague with experience in the relevant area read the intro of the paper to suggest some questions/comments. Then and ask the candidate a couple of those questions to measure his/her own understanding of the paper. RAs out themselves fairly easily.
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2 years out with 2 top 3 R&Rs, candidate is going to be in high demand, regardless of how many coauthors. Not clear by post if this is one of your candidates that you are flying out. If so, he/she already passed the 30-minute interview, which can reveal quite a lot about candidate's ability and input on work. As others suggested, read letters, call references. If still concerned, directly ask why so many coauthors (you won't be the first). In some cases, competing papers get merged into one - in most cases, juniors do most of the work.
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What's the contribution of a newly graduated AP on a paper with four more senior authors?
We are hiring this year and we have a seasoned AP (2 years out) as one of our candidates. He has two rnr at top 3. Both of them have four more coauthors.This is a red flag. No decent department will hire you.
200 publications, all from 'networking'
https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/200-publications-all-from-networkingPredatory authorship, a cancer in the sciences today
https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/predatory-authorship-a-cancer-in-the-sciences-todayPaper mill: what is it and why is it wrong?
https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/paper-mill-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-wrongGhost Authoring: How Professors Steal the Work of Their Students
https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/ghost-authoring-how-professors-steal-the-work-of-their-students