Timeline for Valuing coding over physics, how can I address this in applications?
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| Feb 23, 2022 at 13:28 | vote | accept | infinitezero | ||
| Dec 3, 2021 at 12:01 | history | edited | infinitezero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 3, 2021 at 10:01 | comment | added | cheersmate | There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The point is that in academia, "science" (in terms of mindset, methods, interests) is valued much more than tools. Also, for postdocs you usually have to move around every few years. In industry, practical skills like coding are valued much more, and a company will happily keep you for many years. So why are you keen on staying in academia? It sounds like industry jobs would suit you better. (That's not a bad thing.) | |
| Dec 3, 2021 at 9:35 | comment | added | infinitezero | @cheersmate well, what's wrong with wanting to feel comfortable when I have to live there for at least 10 years? I know a lot of people who don't consider applying to the US for example, because they wouldn't be comfortable. | |
| Dec 3, 2021 at 7:43 | comment | added | cheersmate | You value coding over science and want to live at a particular location. Are you sure you want to do a postdoc? It sounds like you should consider looking for industry jobs. | |
| Dec 3, 2021 at 6:51 | comment | added | Basile Starynkevitch | A lot of physics involve strong computing skills. E.g. simulation of collision of galaxies, simulation of nuclear reactors, etc etc etc. Remember that the world wide web originated at CERN (an European physics lab) | |
| Dec 3, 2021 at 2:34 | answer | added | uhoh | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 2, 2021 at 22:02 | history | edited | infinitezero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 2, 2021 at 14:52 | comment | added | Peter Mortensen | Something seems to be missing near "but in the" (at the end of the last paragraph). "meantime"? Or something else? Can you fix it? (But without "Edit:", "Update:", or similar - the question should appear as if it was written today). | |
| Dec 2, 2021 at 10:40 | answer | added | three_pineapples | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 1, 2021 at 20:37 | answer | added | The Hagen | timeline score: 3 | |
| S Dec 1, 2021 at 20:19 | history | suggested | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Copy edited (e.g. ref. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics>, <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coding#Verb>, <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rabbit_hole#Noun>, etc.). Removed historical information (that is what the revision history is for) - the question should be as if it was written right now.
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| Dec 1, 2021 at 9:52 | comment | added | infinitezero | @Nathanial would you mind phrasing that out into an answer? :) | |
| Dec 1, 2021 at 9:48 | comment | added | llrs | You might fit under the research software engineer title:"Research Software Engineers are people who combine professional software expertise with an understanding of research. They go by various job titles but the term Research Software Engineer (RSE) is fast gaining international recognition.". I recommend this website and the communities linked to find more information. | |
| Dec 1, 2021 at 5:10 | history | edited | StephenG - Help Ukraine | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 1, 2021 at 4:07 | comment | added | David Z | From what you describe, you sound a lot like I did in grad school. I wound up getting a job as a software developer at a tech company, completely unrelated to physics, and I love it; I definitely feel like I'm doing the right thing more than I ever did in academia. So I'd suggest you put the option of switching careers to software engineering on the table, as an alternative to getting a postdoc and continuing on the research track. (But of course this question isn't the place to discuss that alternative.) | |
| Dec 1, 2021 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/1465878496958423044 | ||
| Dec 1, 2021 at 1:22 | comment | added | N. Virgo | I'm not sure (hence a comment and not an answer) but I think it's to your advantage to say what you said in this question and your comment above: that you're interested in physics, that you like to absorb yourself in a topic, and that you're also passionate about coding and think the position will suit that. The reason is that if they're looking for someone with that profile it will give you an advantage, and if they're not then you might not have enjoyed the job so much. Job seeking is about selling yourself, but it's also about finding a position that will be a good fit for what you want. | |
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 18:13 | answer | added | Anonymous Physicist | timeline score: 11 | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 18:08 | history | edited | infinitezero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 17:46 | comment | added | infinitezero | I'm currently a PhD student. It's not that physics is not not interesting to me. I typically find myself absorbing a topic, and trying to develop it further. But what topic that is, I do not care really care about. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 16:23 | answer | added | Michael Seifert | timeline score: 52 | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 16:11 | comment | added | Richard Erickson | What's your career status? Are you currently a PhD student? | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 16:05 | comment | added | Buffy | On the face of it, this sounds like a bad plan. And a very poor career plan in academia. Even in CS there is more than "coding". | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 15:26 | history | asked | infinitezero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |