Miss Manners: I want interviewers to call me ‘doctor:’ Is it worth the risk?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The culture of my academic field is very casual. I’m interviewing for professorships at several places, and the faculty committees in the interviews -- all “doctors” by title -- invite me to call them by their first names.

Having just completed my Ph.D., I’d like to ask them to recognize this, at least for the period of the interview, by calling me “Doctor Name.” Is there a way to request this with charm, flexibility and humility?

GENTLE READER: Do you not want a job? Because a sure way to avoid getting one is to correct the interviewers. Especially, in this case, by suggesting that they -- who all have doctorates themselves -- should show you more respect because of your newly minted degree.

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