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Speaking personally, I went into academia to do research above all else. I didn't want to teach. Money and prestige* were not major goals. And I certainly didn'
by tensor 13y ago
Speaking personally, I went into academia to do research above all else. I didn't want to teach. Money and prestige* were not major goals. And I certainly didn't want to be a president of a university. Nobody cares about that.
* Most researchers do dream of making great discoveries, or proving world changing theorems. In this sense I guess I too want prestige. But it has to be because of actual achievement, not just perceived achieved. E.g. fame for the sake of fame.
- lsc 13y agoyeah. that's the part of academia I wanted to get into, when I was looking at that, too. I think that's the most visible reason to go into academia. But unless you make the jump back into business, there's not much money there. Your average research professor may have more stability than your average Engineer, but doesn't get much more in terms of money than an Engineer with a BS or less.