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Originally Posted by danimal
I don't think there's any issue with your age as long as you're okay with not having any significant income until you're 40+. Something also to remember is that academic positions are extremely competitive and that even really smart, talented people aren't able to get a good position. The ability to attract external funding is huge. Counting on academia is a gamble.
I think that Mike's idea to look into public health or other health-related degrees would be worth checking out as well.
Good luck!
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I was thinking that if I couldn't get an academic job I'd still use my applied math degree and do biostats for a pharmaceutical company or something. Just erase the PhD from my resume. Is that a viable contingent route?