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Your comment is spot on. > But I totally agree that academia fails at rewarding people who facilitate the work of others. There is some perversion to this, sin
by Topolomancer 5y ago
Your comment is spot on.
> But I totally agree that academia fails at rewarding people who facilitate the work of others. There is some perversion to this, since the key part of academia is precisely to spread and exchange knowledge.
Yes. I saw quite a few talented people turn the backs on a career in academia for exactly this reason.
> In this light it is funny to see that in many universities (especially in Germany) teaching is not valued much for career progression.
Also yes---but that part is at least changing a little bit (even though the predominant thinking is still 'Yeah, who cares?') in the younger generation of PIs.
- periheli0n 5y ago> that part is at least changing a little bit (even though the predominant thinking is still 'Yeah, who cares?') in the younger generation of PIs. Things are changing extremely slowly in academia. It’s always the old faculty that decides who becomes new faculty, and their decisions tend to be very conservative. What’s worse, I have seen very progressive young PIs become complacent and conservative once they had tenure. I wouldn’t bet on academia changing its tenure criteria.
- ModernMech 5y agoOne thing that’s happening is that different roles are being created. For example at UPenn it’s now possible to get tenure as a teaching professor.
- Topolomancer 5y ago> What’s worse, I have seen very progressive young PIs become complacent and conservative once they had tenure. That's what I am worried about in myself, having seen this in others as well. I'll try to be more introspective. > I wouldn’t bet on academia changing its tenure criteria. No, I am not doing that either, but in this case, there's always the 'War Games' games response: 'A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.'