I literally never post but I am compelled to comment. I am scientist with 5 years of graduate training as a student followed by employment on short term contracts for 6 years now (aka no permanent employment for 11 years) and I would like to complain about the US imploding their research system not only because it is bad to see good science defunded but now senior researchers (Professors) in other countries are salivating at the prospect of recruiting American scientists and pushing for more government funding to accomplish this. Meanwhile here in Canada they frequently pass over our own personnel for permanent positions because the “prestige” of recruiting from outside an institution or outside the country is what they are really after (circlejerk). This is without regard for the fact that researchers are HUMANS and may not want to move their family all over the world every time they need a new contract or want a permanent position.
This is even against the law here, they must hire citizens and permanent residents before international applicants but they play tricks with the job descriptions and claim no one local is technically “qualified”.
In summary this is making it harder for scientists (the majority of which are “employed” as students or on short term contracts) to secure permanent positions in an already extremely competitive job market. The academic system sucks and needs to be dismantled and replaced with something that actually provides stable employment for the majority of researchers not just Professors. (Other extremely important problems in academia need to be addressed as well, this post is just about job security)
I literally never post but I am compelled to comment. I am scientist with 5 years of graduate training as a student followed by employment on short term contracts for 6 years now (aka no permanent employment for 11 years) and I would like to complain about the US imploding their research system not only because it is bad to see good science defunded but now senior researchers (Professors) in other countries are salivating at the prospect of recruiting American scientists and pushing for more government funding to accomplish this. Meanwhile here in Canada they frequently pass over our own personnel for permanent positions because the “prestige” of recruiting from outside an institution or outside the country is what they are really after (circlejerk). This is without regard for the fact that researchers are HUMANS and may not want to move their family all over the world every time they need a new contract or want a permanent position.
This is even against the law here, they must hire citizens and permanent residents before international applicants but they play tricks with the job descriptions and claim no one local is technically “qualified”.
In summary this is making it harder for scientists (the majority of which are “employed” as students or on short term contracts) to secure permanent positions in an already extremely competitive job market. The academic system sucks and needs to be dismantled and replaced with something that actually provides stable employment for the majority of researchers not just Professors. (Other extremely important problems in academia need to be addressed as well, this post is just about job security)