<p>My son seems to think that if he gets a Ph.D., he’ll be pretty much guaranteed a job as a university professor. My gut tells me that is a pipe dream, ie, false assumption. I’m assuming he doesn’t mean tenured professor, but maybe getting a job doing research at the university and teaching a couple of classes. Since he’s had no luck in finding internships, but has been successful in his research, I think he’s assuming he’s found his niche. Interested to hear your viewpoints on his assumption, besides hysterical laughter, which is sort of where I’m leaning. I know, I’m supposed to be a supportive mom, but these past three years of engineering school and how the internship system works has left me a tad bit cynical.</p>