One thing that could be added is that in most cases the degree of expertise required from a single person is unattainable. As a cogneuro postdoc I need to be an expert in stats, psychology, neuroscience, and computer science. 1/4
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An interesting reading. Some of it resonates more with what I think about academy, some of it less, but I do agree with the general sentiment.https://twitter.com/alexeyguzey/status/1162017187919478784 …
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It is safe to say that I’m not really an expert except maybe in the psych/neuro part directly related to my research topic (and even here not so much because I changed topics when moving to my current lab). 2/4
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That is not counting stuff like writing, graphic design, people management, project management, paper-pushing, selling your ideas, etc. 3/4
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In essence, today’s scientist is an entrepreneur without a company. I think that this idea of knowing it all outlived itself. If you have to be an entrepreneur, you should be delegating, because you can’t be efficient in everything. 4/4
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"There’s insufficient space for people who just want to be researchers and not managers" -- I am a relatively new faculty member and the time that goes into management, administration and especially boring paperwork astounds me. I was trained for science, not that! -- Heida
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And that means taxpayers money are wasted on you because you’re doing stuff that can be done by a lab manager with a lower salary
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In my experience, a lot of the admin is a cost of the lateral structure that comes with academic freedom. Academics want to control everything. Therefore, they must participate in every trivial decision.
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