October 24, 2017
A critical question is often asked when interviewing for an academic faculty position –
Will your current research be the basis of your research at our intuition? Indeed, your stellar research was an important factor in being selected to interview. However, the issue arises about the ownership of the research. Is it under the domain of the PI or can you take the research project with you? In a recent Nature article Dr. Ben Barnes provides an honest perspective about this contentious topic.