Pls help me pick which Research Assistant offer to take!
Hello,
After a whole year of unemployment and tons of application I finally landed 2 offers! However, I am having a hard time choosing which one, and want to seek some advices.
Offer 1: 1-year contract in a cancer research institute in the Midwest as part of a post-bacc program, with potential for 2nd year extension depending on funding and performance review. I will be working on a mix of basic research in cancer immunotherapy and possibly translational work through developing therapeutic molecules. I get paid $25/hr in a small, low-cost of living town that is unfortunately in the middle of nowhere.
Offer 2: also 1-year contract in the a medical school in the Midwest. I will also have potential for 2nd year extension depending on funding and performance review. I will be modeling liver diseases using IPSC organoids. Salary is slightly lower, but I will be staying in the city area. This is not tied to any program like offer 1.
Which one, in your opinion, is the better options? Which of the 2 fields I mentioned, cancer immunotherapy and organoids as platform for disease modeling, have better job prospects and potential to grow? I have prior research experience during undergraduate but want to get more experience to make up for a bad GPA. My plan is to go to grad school after working for 2 years and then go to industry.
thank you for your advice! ❤️