Jim Lux wrote: > Quoting "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Tue > 25 Mar 2008 04:21:54 AM PDT: > >> Dear All, >> >> One of my friends is looking for a person >> who can take up a postdoc for one year in Canada >> ( 1500 canadian dollars including tax per month ) >> This may be able to be extended subject to >> successive grant availability. > > Just curious, since I'm not in academia, but is this a typical > compensation ($18,000/yr). Is this for a full time job? Or is the > person going to be out getting some other funds, and the subject > research is just part of their overall work. Or do they get some other > stipend/living allowance. (Here in California, this would be just about > minimum wage: $8/hr = $16k/yr) >
As someone who works in academia and has interacted with postdocs from time-to-time, that sounds right. Some consider postdoc positions to be legalized slavery. You're supposed to work for the honor of working with a great researcher and doing great work, and getting "an education" at the same time. Who needs money when you can have that? ;-) I was once working for an extremely wealthy commercial company (a big oil co. Need I say more?) And I met a postdoc there. It was his 3rd or 4th postdoc in a row, and he was living at just about the poverty level while working for one of the richest companies in the world. Prentice _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
