tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6624978265397142112..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: ACS presidential candidates on #chemjobs issuesChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41921279952879809762014-10-15T13:42:47.304-04:002014-10-15T13:42:47.304-04:00CG, you offered to contact the candidates with que...CG, you offered to contact the candidates with questions. Why don't you ask them what their CONCRETE plans would be to address the imbalance between numbers of doctorates granted in the US and commensurate employment opportunities? <br /><br />If I were a candidate for this office, then I already have a list of measures which would be on my platform.<br /><br />ThanksGeneric Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368825556427261716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86247369291619784052014-10-12T02:12:08.873-04:002014-10-12T02:12:08.873-04:00Alas, none of the three candidates seems willing t...Alas, none of the three candidates seems willing to address the status quo issue, through which they became tenured professors and the rest of us are threatened with undeserved economic and intellectual obscurity.Generic Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368825556427261716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-84260195536670505602014-10-10T15:03:26.885-04:002014-10-10T15:03:26.885-04:00Dr Dourhout seems to want to stay the course. I se... Dr Dourhout seems to want to stay the course. I see little that would shake up the status quo. Dr Nelson seems to grasp the root of the problem but her proposed solution makes no sense. Necessity and not appreciation is what leads to job creation. I'm all for combating chemphobia and making sure the public appreciates and better understands chemistry, but that's not going to create jobs. I have no idea why she thinks that more funding of STEM would be beneficial - more graduate students is the last thing needed. Unless a change is made to how funds are allocated additional funding would make things worse for individual scientists. Dr Nelson could propose several concrete actions with regards to STEM funding - something as small as designating more of it go to national labs for full time postdoctoral researcher positions instead of R01s to fund graduate students would demonstrate at least some thought on the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-89444296176817976792014-10-10T12:34:47.965-04:002014-10-10T12:34:47.965-04:00At least they are aware of problems, but I think t...At least they are aware of problems, but I think there is little that can be done. Jobs will continued to be insourced (academia) and outsourced (industry) as long as they can possibly be. The only way to win is to come up with creative ideas that have societal value. I know its as much of a problem with my abilities as much as I complain about immigration.NMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-18883164259522105012014-10-10T12:25:06.665-04:002014-10-10T12:25:06.665-04:00These statements read like they were made by the P...These statements read like they were made by the Pointy-Haired Boss in the Dilbert cartoon series.<br /><br />I especially like the "keep doing what we are doing" strategy. They say that the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing but expecting to get different results.<br />Oldnukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82200842112986984492014-10-10T11:55:22.412-04:002014-10-10T11:55:22.412-04:00Wow, what an impressive collection of nothing stat...Wow, what an impressive collection of nothing statements.<br /><br />I don't know if "I believe that the solution to our economic woes and the employment outlook resides with us as ACS members" is more meaningless than "Appreciation produces jobs". <br /><br />This: "We must work to assist in identifying optimum ways of assisting these important problem areas that impact our membership and society more broadly" is also pretty good.<br /><br />Do these guys think what they're saying has any merit?<br /><br />I'd love to hear a specific, concrete, proposal from any of these clowns. Until then, I guess the ACS can just keep synergizing its paradigms using a green field strategy coupled with a blue sky. I'll bet some is whiteboarding that as we speak. biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.com