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The glue holding together the two parts of the increasingly creaky system—and the rationale for thousands of men and women with a decade or more of university study to accept salaries that according to the Sigma Xi data average $38,000 ($7000 less than the average earnings of a similarly aged college graduate)—is the widespread but usually futile hope of becoming an independent university researcher.

"The government of Canada's investment in researchers through the CRC allows them to further their careers and supervise and train the next generation of scientists," says René Durocher, executive director of the Canada Research Chair program.

The base of the scientific pyramid is becoming smaller and smaller and erosion at the top won't be repaired with stones making their way upward.

The recruitment of clinical scientists is though a clearinghouse scheme which begins in January or February.

After decades of blind faith, educators are finally beginning to investigate what makes for a good research experience.

"I fell into a career that I love that allows me to utilize all the skills I gained in my Ph.D. studies and also allows me to help a segment of the population that are very much underappreciated--teachers--and the people they exist to help--their students."

"It's our way to articulate not only the importance of integration of teaching and research but also to communicate that the Canadian community is really making great strides in science education as well as in scientific research," explains James Gentile, President of Research Corporation.

"The American Sports Medicine Institute located in Birmingham, Alabama, is unique in that it offers training to both those interested in a career in sports medicine research and in clinical practice."

"If you want the credit, you take the responsibility."

"I believe that natural scientists can learn about the main aspects of international relations on the job. They just need to have the interest."

"The best thing about it [CASE award] is it gives you a feel for what industry wants." –Robert Phillips

Successful diversity programs level the playing field for women and minorities by addressing their needs and teaching undergraduates the unwritten rules of academic science.

"For me it is exciting to work both in scientific research and policy consultancy," says Dr. Hartmut Nies, Head of the marine chemistry section of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency in Germany.

Throughout the industrialised world, the scientific job scene is undergoing profound changes.

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