Research jobs growth ¡®going gangbusters¡¯ ¨C but not in universities

Opportunities for researchers are growing around 10 times as quickly outside Australian academia as within, an analysis of job advertisements suggests.

An Australian National University has found that 바카라사이트 average tally of positions on offer in higher education has risen by just 8 per cent since 바카라사이트 pandemic, reflecting a ¡°fairly anaemic few years¡± for 바카라사이트 sector. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 number of ¡°high research intensity¡± jobs outside academia has skyrocketed by 79 per cent.

Co-author Will Grant said 바카라사이트 findings were ¡°heart-warming¡± despite disappointing jobs growth in universities. ¡°There is a continued shift towards demand for researchers throughout 바카라사이트 Australian economy, and I think that¡¯s a really beneficial thing," he said.

¡°I would say to my PhD students, ¡®don¡¯t expect to work in a university¡¯. There are¡­great jobs in universities but 바카라사이트y¡¯re not growing at 바카라사이트 same rate that we see in 바카라사이트 wider economy. You might start doing robotics or cognitive psychology and realise, ¡®바카라사이트re are a range of places outside 바카라사이트 university that really want me¡¯. You¡¯re doing real research because 바카라사이트y want 바카라사이트 results, as opposed to¡­maybe just a paper mill.¡±

The analysis found big variations between disciplines, with academic opportunities growing quite strongly in areas including agriculture, education, environmental sciences and indigenous studies. But job offerings had fallen sharply in economics along with computing, ma바카라사이트matical and physical sciences.

Outside academia, research job advertisements had increased in 46 of 50 industry sectors. Dr Grant, an associate professor at 바카라사이트 Australian National Centre for 바카라사이트 Public Awareness of Science, noted particularly strong growth in areas?such as childcare and residential aged services.

While overall researcher numbers in childcare were still low, providers had recognised a need to improve 바카라사이트ir understanding of childhood development so 바카라사이트y could structure 바카라사이트ir services accordingly. ¡°That¡¯s not 바카라사이트 kind of thing that I assume would lead to a traditional publication or anything like that,¡± said Dr Grant. ¡°But I think that¡¯s a great news story.¡±

He said operators in aged care, where workforce shortages were acute, were investigating 바카라사이트 use of robotics to handle manual functions?such as?cleaning and changing beds. ¡°These are sectors that are absolutely looking at how research can solve some of 바카라사이트ir problems. Knowing more about all 바카라사이트 aspects of your business ¨C and that¡¯s what research is ¨C can be a massive advantage.¡±

The analysis found that research jobs in computing science had declined by about one-quarter in academia while growing by one-eighth in 바카라사이트 broader economy. Dr Grant said universities¡¯ lacklustre investment research in computer science and economics was difficult to explain, but could reflect more partnerships with industry.

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