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How hard it is to access it as an adult with a career? I'm an immigrant software engineer but I'd love to work in research (I think). Is there a path other tha

• jeffmcmahan 8y ago
  There is no need to jump in as a PhD. Enroll as an undergraduate anywhere that has a good department in the area you're interested in, and then express interest and work as hard as you can -- if you show promise, the faculty and graduate students will notice you and enjoy your conversation. However, if you want a paid career as a researcher, you will absolutely need a PhD.
• bitxbit 8y ago
  If you know python and college level statistics you should be able to find someone. Everyone needs to crunch data (and some graduate students feel its beneath them :-)
• AlexCoventry 8y ago
  If you're a software engineer and willing to take a pay cut, plenty of research labs will be happy to take you on.
• neuromantik8086 8y ago
  Try to hustle your way into a Research Software Engineer [0] role somewhere. The role isn't formally acknowledged in the U.S. (outside of Google) but you can usually find them posted on university job boards as "Programmer/Analyst" or something similar. Downsides include crap pay and the potential for your job to spontaneously disappear after soft money [1] runs out. [0] https://rse.ac.uk/who/ https://rse.ac.uk/who/ [1] https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/30621/what-is-a-soft-money-research-position https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/30621/what-is-a...