u/FantasticObjective22

A lot of people want to transition into a high paying industry job . However, visa requirements restricts the hiring of international applicants. In US, 0-1 visa being an option, we find very less employers willing to do visa sponsorship when it comes to industry . This makes US options extremely difficult for a well trained postdoc . However, whether there are options available in Europe , Australia , etc is something people would like to explore . Anyone with experience please do share with the ambitious postdocs looking to transition .

This is a question in the minds of a lot of people as they have to also support their family. Usually stipend has to be designed based on the cost of living in that particular city making it reasonably comfortable. However for some universities they don’t even consider that . Nobody wants financial stress to add to the other existing challenges.

You can share your experiences so that it will help people in deciding where to apply . Researchers beyond postdoc can also contribute to this discussion. A lot of people are interested in this topic .

According to me , do not apply places include - UK ,Sweden , cities like California , New York, Toronto if you are interested to have some savings. Also that you don’t want to live in a tight space with no place for anything. It is sometimes not just the stipend amount but also expenses like the tax , health care coverage, rent, commute, etc to be taken into account .

I am curious to know about rest of Europe , Australia and NZ .

After postdoc, I had been exploring academic positions . This is Something I had been seeing in Australian job sites . Is this same as research scientist in the US and research associate in Canada ?

Anyone in this position ?