To software engineers criticizing Neil Ferguson’s epidemics simulation code

Re:To software engineers criticizing Neil Ferguson’s epidemi... by ptheywood on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:34AM (#23222778)

This is starting to happen through Research Software Engineers, although as it is still a (relatively) new movement within academia.

https://society-rse.org/ https://www.software.ac.uk/

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Re:To software engineers criticizing Neil Ferguson’s epidemi... by scarmig on Monday May 18, 2020 @11:19AM (#23223409)

I looked at the job vacancies posted on the Society for Research Software Engineering. Those with salaries listed:

Senior RSE, London: £35,965 to £52,701

Web Application Developer, London: £35,965 to £43,470

Research Software Engineer, Hannover: Salary Scale 13 TV-L (AFAICT this is €41259 to €59545)

I'm the type to be happy to take a pay cut, especially if there are work-life advantages involved. But a 80%-90% cut is asking a bit much. It's not like London's a particularly cheap place to live, either.

Not sure how to fix it.

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