In academic circles, it is normal to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and sometimes for several months in a row. It is such an intensity of work that made her a professor at the age of 35, and there is no lack of bitterness behind the original top-notch.
This is the experience of Natalia, a professor at the University of Stavanger in Norway, who was featured in Nature's World View section. This also reveals::
It turns out that the path of doctoral advancement is the norm in the scientific research community.
Natalia Ingebretsen Kucirkova Source: Nature
After all, in a global graduate survey conducted by Nature in 2022, nearly half of the respondents said that there was a significant disconnect between the courses they are currently studying and their future employment. The reality for students is that only a very small number of PhD graduates end up in professorships. It is precisely because of the intense job prospects that more than half of the respondents are reluctant to continue working in academia.
While studying for her PhD, Natalia worked avidly every day to secure the corresponding grants for her PhD and postdoc. At high-level universities, there is fierce competition for scholarships and positionsIn order to be able to stand out from her peers, she doubled her working hours
In the past few years since becoming a professor, she has made even greater sacrifices, because the temporary postdoc and lecturer contract requires her to publish more ** in order to ensure her salary level for the second year, and failure to meet the standards may deprive her of the subsidy needed to get the next year's salary.
So she uses every free time to write,Eventually, she developed permanent carpal tunnel syndrome。The doctor told her that the situation would now need to be relieved by applying ice frequently. As a result, Natalia always typed with an ice splint on her wrist. Even often overslept at the station, she went to the hospital for check-upsHe was found to have an autoimmune disease again
When my boyfriend at the time saw me typing on the beach, he decided to cut short his vacation with me and complained to me that I felt like I was married to a computer," says Natalia.
Colleges and universities have no meaningful involution
Finally someone dared to say it
The academic environment in China is also almost the same, and the recent 2024 "@*I make suggestions for the ** work report" activity continues to solicit suggestions from netizens.
Among them, some netizens called for attention:
The problem of the employment threshold at the age of 35 and the problem of meaningless involution in colleges and universities
Netizens pointed out that although they are mentioning to break the employment discrimination of 35 years old every year, every year they see new recruitment notices from public institutions and colleges and universities clearly stipulate that the age limit is under 35 years old, and they can't even pass the resume. Women aged 30+ and who have graduated with a Ph.D. face the pressure of having children and raising the next generation, and also face the risk of unemployment that cannot pass the resume after graduation.
Another netizen mentioned that young teachers originally devoted themselves to the cause of education with enthusiasm, but after entering, they faced the pressure of evaluating professional titles and cumbersome administrative tasks. It is suggested to reform the meaningless involution of colleges and universities, give some dignity and time to the great and meaningful work of teaching and educating people, and truly give full play to the role of talents.
It seems that these unresolved issues are "loud" in the academic community, and since the official response has been given to the channel, this may also mean that there is some adoption of future policy changes, and it is also hoped that scholars will actively strive for a relatively pure academic environment to realize everyone's ideals and ambitions.
Since it is so rolled
Or you may choose to find another way
To truly enter the academic circle, doctoral graduation may be just the beginning, followed by the test of hard modes such as professional titles, green foundations, and non-promotion and walking.
Zhihu is a topic"What should I do if the 35-year-old Qingji hangs up and his mentality collapses? ”, The questioner spoke for his husband: he is from a double non-university and works in a laboratory in an engineering college, and he is transferred to a teaching post after graduating from an on-the-job doctorate, and he applied for the Qingji for the first and last time this year, and his daily work status is 9107, but the result is really unsatisfactory.
Those colleagues who have more than a few years of opportunity still have 35 years old, no professional title, and have not been rolled up for a few years. At this age when they want to lie down and roll and win, they struggle with the dividing line between green peppers and senior scholars, and their lonely figures reveal three points of loss and seven points of unwillingness.
If you are not eligible to apply, do you still want to be depressed or wait to be "promoted or left"? Some of them resolutely chose a more "flat" path
It is understood that in some double non-colleges,The annual salary of green peppers before tax can reach 600,000 yuan, and the pressure on scientific research is not too great, and even someYou can also enjoy the treatment of associate professors。Being able to "lie" in this kind of college can be said to be quite nourishing in life.
A double-non college in the east introduced talents directly into the career establishment
The treatment table for the introduction of high-level talents from a double non-university in central China
In addition, the R&D departments of some enterprises are no worse than universities in recruiting doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. However, green peppers also need to think about itIt's easy to lie down, but it's hard to stand up。After all, "it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality", since you choose to leave from the big platform, you must also accept other feelings of disparity, there is a give-and-take, and the emphasis is on seeing what you want most.