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(5th year PhD student) Working on my thesis analysis (collider based HEP), squeezing in time for OSS development and prepping for a jump to software dev. I lo

by ddavis 8y ago

(5th year PhD student) Working on my thesis analysis (collider based HEP), squeezing in time for OSS development and prepping for a jump to software dev. I love physics, but academia is in a rough place right now. Almost everyone I know pursuing the academic career path has nightmare stories.

O_H_E 8y ago
> nightmare stories Salary/job finding wise?
hpcjoe 8y ago
[ghost of tenure track searches past] The physics job market has been, and will remain in a "rough place". As with all things, it is who you know. If you want to stay in the field, network like mad. Get people to know your name. Make sure you have work known to them. Get a great Postdoc with someone who will make calls for you when you are done with your project, to help your search. Otherwise, computing is nice :D