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the postdoc exodus [acollierastro on YouTube] (youtu.be)

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A. Collier, Astrophysics Ph.D. talks about the current culture surrounding postdoctoral positions. And how unsustainable they are. I love her channel 😁

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[–] qjkxbmwvz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stanford recently expanded housing options for postdocs...except many postdocs are financially ineligible because their pay is too low 🤦‍♂️: https://stanforddaily.com/2023/04/23/postdocs-say-theyre-financially-ineligible-for-universitys-housing/

(Additional commentary https://www.science.org/content/article/when-universities-are-theme-parks-postdocs-and-grad-students-suffer )

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

This would be funny if it wasn't so depressing.