Timeline for In computer science, how hard it is to get a job at an industry research lab?
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| Jul 8, 2015 at 11:11 | vote | accept | user2562609 | ||
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| May 23, 2015 at 20:01 | comment | added | jakebeal | @motiur I don't know of a formal list, but in any particular subfield researchers will know who the real players are... | |
| May 23, 2015 at 15:28 | comment | added | motiur | Is there list of such R1 companies - I found a list of R1 universities, I am just curious. | |
| May 22, 2015 at 19:02 | comment | added | jakebeal | @motiur Industrial research varies in quality just as much as university research. There are "R1 companies" just like there are "R1 universities" (just much less systematized). Similarly, publication can be very useful in industry, helping to obtain external funding just like at a university. But an industry researcher is not building a tenure case, and so "enough publication" is a much more balanced and less anxiety-inducing concept. Also, some industrial projects may not be allowed to be published, either due to internal IP restrictions or external funder restrictions. | |
| May 22, 2015 at 18:16 | comment | added | motiur | @jakebeal: Is publishing in industry not required due to the quality of research in industry, or such a formality is not required once you join industry. | |
| May 22, 2015 at 5:59 | comment | added | Zai | It's also very dependent on the lab and on the area in Computer Science that you're in. You mention Microsoft Research, Google, and Intel lumped together but in a lot of cases industry research labs can be very different in terms of size, turnover rates, and hiring practices. For example, Microsoft Research can be comparable or even more difficult to get into than an R1 depending on the year and what the institution/company is looking for. | |
| May 22, 2015 at 5:29 | comment | added | Aleksandr Blekh | Excellent answer (+1). I think that what you describe is applicable to other fields, too, mostly hard sciences, but, perhaps, to a lesser degree, social sciences as well. | |
| May 22, 2015 at 5:15 | history | answered | jakebeal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |