CS, and engineering in general, have much better job prospects than other fields. As a result, fewer PhDs are fighting to get open academic positions.
Furthermore, I know many people in CS and engineering who have left a tenured professorship for a job in industry. That is exceedingly rare in many other academic fields, such as classics or literature.
So it is possible that there are more openings in certain fields than others. I'm inclined to agree with you that most fields are absurdly competitive and professorships are very difficult to come by.
Furthermore, I know many people in CS and engineering who have left a tenured professorship for a job in industry. That is exceedingly rare in many other academic fields, such as classics or literature.
So it is possible that there are more openings in certain fields than others. I'm inclined to agree with you that most fields are absurdly competitive and professorships are very difficult to come by.