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Working in Industry

Working in Industry. David Winter The Careers Group Consultancy. Make me say “no”. What could put off a non-academic research recruiter when hiring an academic researcher?. Research in a non-university setting. Different measure of success (publications versus patents/products)

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Working in Industry

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  1. Working in Industry David Winter The Careers Group Consultancy

  2. Make me say “no” • What could put off a non-academic research recruiter when hiring an academic researcher?

  3. Research in a non-university setting • Different measure of success(publications versus patents/products) • Different motivation(knowledge versus application) • Different accountability(taxpayer versus shareholder) • Different potential routes(professor versus CEO) • Different working style(individual goals versus organisational goals) • Different deadlines(predictable versus changeable)

  4. Resources • ABPI – careers.abpi.org.uk • Sauermann& Stephan (2010) Twins or strangers? Differences and similarities between industrial and academic science, NBER Working Paper 16113 • Searls(2009) Ten Simple Rules for Choosing between Industry and Academia. PLoSComputBiol 5(6)

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