Why am I still in academia?

[Geonz]

Welp... *I*, on the other hand am in academia and the grant funding half my position (non-renewable) dries up in October. WHile they have said several times "don't worry about positions -we're keeping them" ... that's not in writing *and* I can very easily imagine the "this is hard for us; we are keeping your position but half-time" (as in, no benefits) talk. Now, they like me.. but that doesn't always translate into dollar signs.
However, even if I'm wondering year to year if I"ll still be full-time, I like this job enough to hang on to it. (Not part-time no benefits... and they *know* lots of students and faculty would give birth to bovines if I disappeared.)

[Pax]

Welp... *I*, on the other hand am in academia and the grant funding half my position (non-renewable) dries up in October. WHile they have said several times "don't worry about positions -we're keeping them" ... that's not in writing *and* I can very easily imagine the "this is hard for us; we are keeping your position but half-time" (as in, no benefits) talk. Now, they like me.. but that doesn't always translate into dollar signs.
However, even if I'm wondering year to year if I"ll still be full-time, I like this job enough to hang on to it. (Not part-time no benefits... and they *know* lots of students and faculty would give birth to bovines if I disappeared.)

Hedge your bet and take a couple of tests at UI.

Pssst...I wrote the the study sheet for the Library Assistant test if you want to give it a go.

[Mr. Bloom]

Funny, just yesterday I was talking with someone about how great it would be to be in academia...

Also, remember winters in the Dakotas really stink!

[Triskeliongirl]

Speaking as a tenured professor, its not so bad, but you must assume responsibility for your own career. Yeh, funding is tight right now. Labs move, such is life. But if you are creative and passionate about your science, and willing to work hard, things will work out.

[Triskeliongirl]

By things will work out, I mean just that. Finish your post-doctoral training, get into the job market, and see what happens. If something better turns up in industry than academia so be it. To me that is still success.

Did a post just disappear? I was responding to knot's comment and its gone now.

[OakLeaf]

Also, remember winters in the Dakotas really stink!

Ask me about my history of frostbite... no don't.

[madscot13]

err. a pay raise plus the low cost of living in ND= lot of money but you better enjoy what you are doing.

what is your research field?

[Mr. Bloom]

About 10 yrs ago, I was on a business trip in Minneapolis in FEBRUARY

I stayed at a hotel downtown with a great health club and had a couple of great workouts.

There was a woman from North Dakota on a treadmill going very slow.
She asked me, "what does the '1' mean?"
I said, "that's the number of calories you're burning"
She said, "Great! I'm burning 1 calorie/minute?"
"No", I replied, "that's 1 calorie/hour".

Then, she explained to me that she was overweigh because of North Dakota winters.

Mel, Bloomington on the other hand......and your sister is here!

[Tweet]

Its funny to read this because I want to get my PhD. If and when I get it though I always planned on working in the industry and as adjunct faculty. I just love to teach. Do you still have to write your own grants in that kind of a position?