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He's an assistant professor, so although he's probably not rich, I imagine he has pretty good career prospects in general, and is probably financially secure al
by azornathogron 6y ago
He's an assistant professor, so although he's probably not rich, I imagine he has pretty good career prospects in general, and is probably financially secure already. I'm sure he could use the $60,000 (he was applying for it in the first place after all!) but I suspect that getting or not-getting that money isn't going to be really life-changing for him. So it doesn't seem so foolish to me.
Besides, what's the point in principles if you're not willing to sacrifice anything to stick to them?
- tlibert 6y agoMoney is to fund research, not personal use. Job security highly dependent on bringing in grants.
- azornathogron 6y agoYes, this is an important point, thank you. The research award goes to the university, not personally to the researcher (at least so says the award information at [1]). Nevertheless, I think this guy will have other opportunities and this grant isn't going to make or break him. [1] https://research.google/outreach/research-scholar-program/ https://research.google/outreach/research-scholar-program/
- tlibert 6y agoLots of luck in academia, he’s taking a risk at assistant level.
- phreeza 6y agoAlso the PR and street cred from this move is likely worth more to him?
- leephillips 6y agoAsst. professor is tenure-track probably, but not yet tenured. So he will be out unless he can bring in the kickbacks (overhead) for his institution.