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What an opportunity! I get to spend most of my time writing grant proposals, compete with 30 other associate professors for 1 tenure track job, then when I get
by CuriouslyC 4y ago
What an opportunity! I get to spend most of my time writing grant proposals, compete with 30 other associate professors for 1 tenure track job, then when I get tired of that I can switch to a marginal wage industry job because AI researchers are the only scientists that get good compensation as a group, and the 28 other people who didn't get that tenure position are probably also trying to do the same thing (thus depressing wages)? Sign me up /s.
- sseagull 4y agoWhile true, there's more to academia that professors. There's a growing number of research scientists (particularly in software), as well as positions national labs (if you count that as pseudo-academia). There's also lots of room in applying AI techniques to other areas of science (again, outside of professorships)
- dmd 4y agoYep. But we get paid at academic rates. I stay for the relaxed lifestyle, not the salary.
- hyperbovine 4y agoThen this post is not aimed at you, obviously.
- hyperbovine 4y agoSorry, replied to wrong thread. :|