On 2/14/06, Sergey Dryga <sdryga@nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I would say that how much a person makes is a personal choice, at least in
> biotech field in the US. It is hard to find a job in industry first time, but
> it can be done.  Being a postdoc for life is a personal choice, there is a lot
> of foreign PhDs in biotech industry.  (BTW, I am PhD in biotech, working in
> industry after "normal" 3-year postdoc.)
>

I may agree that 3-year is "normal" but I've seen people doing 10 years of
postdoc in biology. I do not think that is their personal choice. They simply
can not find a job in the industry. My wife's brother spent 7 years to get
a PhD in Biology and then spend another 3 years as a postdoc in a leading
US university. He told me life was miserable. Now he is in Singapore and
is much happier here.

Okay I'd better stop here now that this will become [OT].

Regards,
Xiaofan

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist