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At a research university, it would help get grants, a large chunk of which goes to the university via indirect costs. In practice, they expect the grants to fl
by thaw13579 4y ago
At a research university, it would help get grants, a large chunk of which goes to the university via indirect costs. In practice, they expect the grants to flow on top of of these other minutiae often as unpaid overtime.
- hoseja 4y agoThis assumes grant-granting makes sense.
- feet 4y agoI'm not sure I understand your comment, could you please expand on it?
- thaw13579 4y agoI think the parent is suggesting that the grant-based model of funding research is itself flawed. There are many issues, so it could be related to how the grants are chosen/reviewed, funds are allocated, universities depend on them, careers of scientists are decided by them, etc.
- thaw13579 4y agoRight, unfortunately the grant funding model is deeply embedded in university research. Some folks get some startup funds on hiring (usually for lab construction/setup), but the rest is dependent on outside resources via grants. There are a few exceptions, e.g. Janelia, NIH intramural, Allen Institute, but they are unfortunately rare.