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Some places like HHMI/Janelia (not affiliated) are trying to hire people and give them a lot of cash and money to pursue ambitious things. I think this is the
by nextos 5y ago
Some places like HHMI/Janelia (not affiliated) are trying to hire people and give them a lot of cash and money to pursue ambitious things.
I think this is the correct approach, and history shows that really successful organizations (CSHL, Bell Labs, LMB Cambridge) used to operate like this at their peak of productivity.
Sadly, current universities are totally driven by metrics and corridor politics, which leads to many publications with small incremental ideas.
- Topolomancer 5y agoThat is my experience for some of the interviews as well, by the way. Some places give you direct metrics of papers to achieve. I can understand that you need to 'prove' yourself, but as an old 'Settlers of Catan' player, I am wondering whether 2 Nature Papers, for instance, can be exchanged for 1 Science one (or vice versa). This sort of metrics is something else :|