Career in Research Alternatives

[asha176]

If someone wants to get into research and development in a field , are there any other alternatives to PhD ?

[GrahamW]

@asha176 Few I'm aware of. Academia has a hierarchical structure where the higher levels are considered more valuable to industry and other sectors. I was a post doc. so this is the structure in the UK: 

Undergraduate students - might do voluntary work in a lab. Considered a hinderance. 

Graduate - might find a placement in a lab. The lab. slave. 

Postgraduate - limited research included as part of postgraduate degree course - the more useful lab. slave. 

Doctorate - own research

Post doc. - does the bulk of commercial research in academia and supervises lab staff (the Professors bitch)

Lecturer (Assistant then Associate lecturer in US) - pimps out lower levels for funding, does R&D and supervises  

Senior Lecturer (Professor in US) - attracts own funding and manages R&D 

Reader (Professor in US) - intense work on many R&D programmes 

Professor (Professor in US) - manages lab / centre / staff / R&D programmes 

Then University management levels (Deans etc) - resource management

 

[asha176]

On 7/7/2021 at 7:53 PM, GrahamW said:

@asha176 Few I'm aware of. Academia has a hierarchical structure where the higher levels are considered more valuable to industry and other sectors. I was a post doc. so this is the structure in the UK: 

Undergraduate students - might do voluntary work in a lab. Considered a hinderance. 

Graduate - might find a placement in a lab. The lab. slave. 

Postgraduate - limited research included as part of postgraduate degree course - the more useful lab. slave. 

Doctorate - own research

Post doc. - does the bulk of commercial research in academia and supervises lab staff (the Professors bitch)

Lecturer (Assistant then Associate lecturer in US) - pimps out lower levels for funding, does R&D and supervises  

Senior Lecturer (Professor in US) - attracts own funding and manages R&D 

Reader (Professor in US) - intense work on many R&D programmes 

Professor (Professor in US) - manages lab / centre / staff / R&D programmes 

Then University management levels (Deans etc) - resource management

 

Which of the above roles have to engage in teaching and academic curriculum ?

Are there roles where only research , r&d activities , management, fundings etc are required ?