Another perspective on academic jobs was published in Science a few weeks ago: As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for structural change in academia intensify.
Finding suitably-qualified postdocs to hire is a challenge, especially amidst competition from quantum startups that can afford to offer significantly higher salaries.
Grant funding rules often prevent professors from offering competitive salaries.
Overhead fees claimed by universities are growing faster than postdoc salaries (NUS's overhead costs increased from 20% to 30% last year, if I recall correctly).
Something has to change.
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