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flemmyd
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Sorry if this question seems incredibly ignorant.
Anyway, my quick question is what is the structure of a national lab (in the US).
I'm familiar with the traditional university model (grad students = cheap labor, post docs = better cheap labor, professors, etc), but how do national labs work?
Are the qualifications for someone to be a PI at a national lab the same as an assistant professor at a university?
Where does most of the labor in a national lab come from? I've seen plenty of post-doc positions/a few summer undergrad positions, but who is doing the majority of the labor? Do PhD students from local universities come over? Do they hire people on full-time jobs?
Anyway, my quick question is what is the structure of a national lab (in the US).
I'm familiar with the traditional university model (grad students = cheap labor, post docs = better cheap labor, professors, etc), but how do national labs work?
Are the qualifications for someone to be a PI at a national lab the same as an assistant professor at a university?
Where does most of the labor in a national lab come from? I've seen plenty of post-doc positions/a few summer undergrad positions, but who is doing the majority of the labor? Do PhD students from local universities come over? Do they hire people on full-time jobs?