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Re:Florida joins U.S. government in probing foreign ties of ... by jvanderbot on Monday January 13, 2020 @10:33AM (#22035289)
I think the downvotes are because it's 150k one time stipend for R&D, i.e. a grant for research. Salaries may be separate.
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Re:Florida joins U.S. government in probing foreign ties of ... by freeone3000 on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:47PM (#22037868)
It's because it actually is a lot of money for academia. The "make 200k-400k signing bonus at a tech firm" is approximately the same as "just have the truck drivers join FAANG for a 50k signing bonus" - as in, there aren't that many positions that pay that well, there's a ton of competition for them, there isn't enough for everybody, so the vast majority of people are going to take this option for a variety of reasons.
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