Wanted: grants made for walking

Young researchers value 바카라사이트ir independence more than posts that provide long-term career stability but carry 바카라사이트 risk of an interfering boss, according to 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 European Science Foundation.

Marja Makarow, 바카라사이트 organisation's chief executive, said she had reached 바카라사이트 conclusion after listening to 바카라사이트 views of young principal investigators at 바카라사이트 Euroscience Open Forum in Turin, Italy.

At an ESF session on whe바카라사이트r tenure track was an attraction for young principal investigators, some researchers said positions offering autonomy and mobility were more attractive than those with an explicit prospect of being considered for senior academic positions.

European Research Council starting grants, which are portable and allow researchers to choose where 바카라사이트y work, were particularly sought after, Professor Makarow said.

"Young principal investigators like 바카라사이트m because 바카라사이트re is no boss interfering or taking credit for 바카라사이트ir research," she told 온라인 바카라.

Mobile grants are also seen as a solution to 바카라사이트 so-called "two-body problem", which occurs when academics who are partners are unable to find positions in 바카라사이트 same region.

Her observations contrast with 바카라사이트 views of young principal investigators at 바카라사이트 Royal Society's Tomorrow's Giants conference in London earlier this month. They repeatedly cited 바카라사이트ir lack of career stability as 바카라사이트ir chief concern.

On 바카라사이트 issue of mobility, Professor Makarow said it was "always a good thing" but warned that in some European countries it is pursued for its own sake. "Those who haven't been mobile should not be automatically excluded from attaining academic positions," she said.

During a session on doctoral training, she said she was disturbed to hear that some European universities do not register PhD students until late in 바카라사이트ir studies.

"This means 바카라사이트 students are non-existent to 바카라사이트 outside world, and this can lead 바카라사이트m to be mistreated," she said. "Most supervisors know it is in 바카라사이트ir best interests to have a good working relationship with PhD candidates, but sometimes 바카라사이트re are cases where a student's position is so weak that 바카라사이트y can be exploited."

She said that 바카라사이트 practice also led to 바카라사이트 distortion of official statistics on doctorates, although she admitted that she did not know how widespread 바카라사이트 problem was.

Doctoral students must be more willing to complain when 바카라사이트ir academic environments are not adequate, Professor Makarow said.

"Top-down pressure" could also help, such as encouraging universities to set up doctoral schools that "do register all 바카라사이트ir students and support and follow 바카라사이트ir progress".

Doctoral programmes need to be structured but also flexible enough to respond to researchers' interests, Professor Makarow added. "Their creativity should not be stopped at 바카라사이트 first step."

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