Questions tagged [government-institutes]
On research institutes that are not part of a university, that are owned by or otherwise affiliated with a national government.
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How does institute affiliation work at a place like the Broad Institute for a postdoc?
If you were to do a postdoc at the Broad Institute (of Harvard and MIT), can you say you're a postdoc at either Harvard or (/and?) MIT? More importantly, will you actually be affiliated with those ...
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Called Dr in government setting? [closed]
I work in local government (law enforcement), where titles are pretty important. I am a civilian supervisor with a doctorate degree. No one else there has this degree. I completed it two years ago. Is ...
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Research Funding conditionned to the signing of a debt acknowledgment with amount and debt in blank
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Are there other countries than Chile where the government requires researchers to sign a debt acknowledgement with date and amount in blank, validated at the notary, to be filled some time ...
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Does CISA fund academic research? If not, which US Government agency primarily funds cyber-infrastructure resiliency projects?
The title pretty much says it all. Does the US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency fund academic research projects related to cyber security or infrastructure security? If not, which ...
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How available is a return to academia for a mid-career professor headed to industry [duplicate]
I may leave for industry mid tenure case, with a strong funding and research record. I am hopeful one day to return, and am curious about how commonly such transitions in the industry/government to ...
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Supply and Demand of Academic Research? [closed]
My question needs prefacing. I was thinking about an analogy between research and a macroeconomy.
In the macroeconomy, there's a supply of investment funds from households that ultimately goes toward ...
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What should we look for in our first postdoc position? [closed]
What are the opportunities that we should aim for while searching for a postdoc position for a researcher with and without a family in theoretical particle physics? I want to know also the qualities ...
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Advisor not responding to emails, conference fee deadline approaching
TL;DR:: My advisor, who is in charge of paying a conference paper registration fee, is nonresponsive and the deadline is approaching. What can I do?
I am working part-time in a research institute, ...
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How do government research labs compare to research positions in academia and industry?
So what I’m wondering about is how research positions in government run research labs with organisations like Australia’s CSIRO or America’s FFRDC labs compare with equivalent positions in academia ...
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Ranking of National Institutes of Health as Research Institute versus top universities [closed]
due to lucky (?) circumstances, I ended up as a postdoc at a top 3 university (level of Harvard, Stanford, MIT). However, the supervision and my direct working environment are anything but ideal.
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Are there any institutes removing teachers based on less performance in publications? [closed]
Consider the four cadres: assistant professor, associate professor, professor and above.
Are there any universities or other institutes across world in academia that removes from office permanently, ...
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US Postdoc in Japan not allowed to be first-author due to being foreign. How to proceed?
I am a US postdoc at a lab in Japan doing niche research in computational biology. I recently found out my advisor will not allow me to be first author on papers. He says the datasets (which were my ...
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Do scientists using user facilities (such as Advanced Light Sources) have to travel frequently?
I recently met an experimental physicist who does his measurements using the X-ray beam-line at a national lab. Since the university he works at is not too close to the facility, I wonder how much ...
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Government Shutdown - application deadlines for fellowships and grants [closed]
Will application deadlines for federally-funded fellowships and grants be extended, due to the ongoing government shutdown here in the States? Is there even anyone to contact (and get a response from)...
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How does the government shutdown in the United States affect research projects at universities and national labs?
Has federally funded research at universities and work done at the national labs in the United States been halted due to the government shutdown?
If so, what typically happens then?
Do researchers ...
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Does anyone monitor/support public-sector scientists? [closed]
The government science sector is relatively small, but when you add up all the state and national departments and related organisations, it's a lot of people doing a lot of science.
Despite the ...
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What is the CNRS? [duplicate]
What is CNRS?
From Wikipedia, we learn that CNRS "is the largest governmental research organisation in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe."
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Can I continue my previously developed idea in my new work place?
I had developed a research idea with my colleagues in my previous work place. However, recently I have left the job and joined in a new work place. I also know that none of the colleagues in my ...
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Pros and Cons of University vs Research only Institute [closed]
I love doing research, only research with no teaching duties.
What are the pros and cons of having a job in a university and in a research only institute?
If you were me, which one would you choose?
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Research assistant, associate, fellow?
I completed my PhD and post-PhD. Since last year I am working as a researcher in my country, at the lowest level of hierarchy (first out of five) It usually takes no less than 4 years of steady ...
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Does the NSA hire mathematics professors often for projects / contractual work / full-time work?
How often do math professors / math PhDs / postdocs, whose research directions are in abstract algebra and number theory, get hired by the NSA to do some work - either on a short-term contract or ...
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Moving from government research to academia
I am a mid-career scientist at a government research organisation, and I am considering a move back into academia. My current employer is looking after me very well and I know I am valued, but I have ...
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Difference between tenure-track/tenured positions in universities and research scientist positions in national labs
I am trying to evaluate pros and cons for working at universities as tenure-track (and eventually, hopefully, tenured) and research scientist at national labs. I realize that not much is discussed on ...
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Is going to institute the same as going to grad school?
A (top) professor in her field advised me to look at the Santa Fe Institute. I look at it, and wow, it is perfectly match my interests. I love to research, but I don't want to focus only in the niche ...
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What role do universities play in weapon manufacturing, design and research for the military? [closed]
I was reminded of a conversation I had with a professor while I was searching for a book on weapon physics and design for an unrelated application in designing an online RPG game.
It was during a ...
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Summer Research with Advisor or at National Lab?
I have the option of doing research with my advisor this summer (yay, funding!) or working with a collaborator at a highly-regarded national lab (a research position, but called an internship). I have ...
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Are faculty positions more competitive than government research lab positions?
Whenever I've been in the audience of a faculty interview presentation, I left impressed but demoralised. It appears the bar of making it as far as the interview is very high indeed, and I don't know ...
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Can the US general schedule (GS) scale be mapped to academic rank?
There are a number of US government jobs that are in essentially academic research labs that are unaffiliated with a university (e.g., the NIH and the national laboratories). The salary for some of ...
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How could one prepare for a telecon interview for a government lab?
Suppose that, after applying to a publicly advertised position, a person gets invited to an interview for a regular (not time-limited) scientific job at a national scientific research laboratories in ...
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Is it possible to get a PhD through government/industry/military lab, and if it is, what is the process?
Is it possible to apply for a PhD through a government or a military research laboratory?
If so what would be the process? Is the qualifying exam required? How is that scheduled? How about course ...
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Advantages and disadvantages of doing PhD research at a non-academic lab
What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing your PhD research (in science, math, or engineering) at a non-academic lab (like a government or industrial lab) vs. the traditional academic setting?...
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