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These were solid enough plans, I thought. Especially when I talked to professors. Or people in industry. Despite their differing outlooks, both groups seemed to agree on one thing: go straight to your PhD.
Skeptical inquiry, however, wouldn’t let me stop and enjoy the summer. I did a little research. Against the academic path, I found
a \href{http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7508-256a}{Nature essay} by Dr. Jessica Polka that
concluded only 10\% of all recent biology
PhDs, \href{http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7508-256a}{only 10\% eventually PhDs will end up in tenure-track faculty
positions}. Dr. Jessica Polka's positions. This stark but necessary analysis was exactly what I needed to read.
Industry it was, then! After a PhD of course.
...
Starting pay for many highly experienced doctorates in my field was little more than that of a postdoc. That is, if...
\begin{itemize}
\item ...they were actually doing
science: ending science. Ending up on Wall Street or consulting with a PhD negated why I pursued science in the first place.
\item ...their specialty was even industrially
relevant: most relevant. Most basic research done by grad students is years from commercial applications.
\item ...enough industry jobs even
exist: the exist. The myth of the "STEM shortage" has become increasingly obvious.
\end{itemize}
With time running out to take the GRE, secure
rec recommendation letters, and apply, I barely knew which way was up, let alone the way forward. What was the point of pursuing academia if it was actually a cut-throat route of publish-or-perish anxiety due to
scarcity, while scarcity? But industry was effectively the same thing,
but with more substituting a focus on shareholder value
than for inane metrics like "impact" and h-index.
Then I heard about
\href{http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/22/authorea-seed/}{Authorea}.\\
That they were looking to change the entire \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/10564/_show_article}{approach} of scholarship. That they wanted to experiment with how \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/6973/articles/8213/_show_article}{metrics} and \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/2/articles/20770/_show_article}{peer review} worked.\\
And that they were hiring. \href{http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/22/authorea-seed/}{Authorea}.
So I contacted \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/21032}{Alberto} and quickly saw eye-to-eye on many issues plaguing academia we both wished They were looking to change the entire \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/10564/_show_article}{approach} of scholarship. They wanted to
help solve. And so here I am. experiment with how \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/6973/articles/8213/_show_article}{metrics} and \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/2/articles/20770/_show_article}{peer review} worked.
The problem of the PhD is still And they were hiring.
When I contacted \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/21032}{Alberto}, we quickly saw eye-to-eye on
my mind, but if many issues plaguing academia we both wished to help solve. And so here I am.
If I do go back, my experience
researching in academic publishing at Authorea will be invaluable.
I'll also know how to use But the problem of the PhD is still on my mind.
What should a
powerful collaboration tool. recent graduate do?