I feel compelled to jump in and disagree.  While my sample size is
small, I, and several others like myself, who began tenure
track/science-track careers, jumped into research administration and
have remained on the job.

As federal funding tightens,  academic positions continue to become
extremely competitive, and people look for alternative careers from the
traditional academic tenure-track, research administration offers a
wonderful opportunity for trained scientists to lend their expertise to
the field whether it is in sponsored programs, tech transfer,
compliance, etc.

Cheers,

Pam

Pamela Plotkin, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Cornell University
373 Pine Tree Road
East Hill Plaza
Ithaca, NY 14850-2820
607-254-8329
xxxxxx@cornell.edu

Editor, Research Management Review
http://www.ncura.edu/content/news/rmr/

Schoen, Alexander wrote:
> The people you specified will most likely not remain in the job for
> the long term, they will most likely go back to the scientific side.
> You're much better off hiring a person with an interest in science,
> but with more of a managerial or business background.
>
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> Alexander Schoen
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> *From:* Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] *On
> Behalf Of *James Austin
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:32 AM
> *To:* xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> *Subject:* [RESADM-L] Query: Entry-Level ResAdm Positions - Who do you
> hire?
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm wondering who fills entry-level Resarch-Administration positions.
> Do your offices ever hire science trainees (for example), grad
> students or postdocs looking for an "alternative" career? I'm just
> wondering if this is a common (or somewhat common) career path for
> people with scientific training.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> Jim Austin, Ph.D.
> Editor
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