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This is my first post so don't be too harsh. I was just looking to get additional opinions in order to make a more informed decision.
Since I always had the idea of becoming an astrophysicist I enrolled in Bsc in physics engineering (5 years) here, and due to being the top student I was invited to do a Msc in the same field after my 2nd year abroad in Europe (fully funded), so I decided, why not? It could give me some important connections and maybe find some PhD offers abroad.
However, at the end I wasn't able to apply to an abroad PhD due to lack of funds so I decided to start a 2-year Msc in Physics here with the option to directly access a 3-year PhD (5 years in total, like in America), as they didn't accept my abroad Masters (I know, kind of a waste I didn't know early by anyways). While I have received several jobs offer in my country due to my degree, I usually rejected them due to being poorly paid and my dream to continue doing research. However, 9 months into my current Masters I received a pretty good offer to work in America in a more applied field in engineering (due to my background in numerical analysis), with quite a good salary, so I've been considering if I should take it and leave my Master's. However, I'm afraid how could this affect my future job prospects, and if it would better to ask for one year to finish it (note that my current Master's isn't related to the job offer (my program is fully funded so I really don't pay tuition, but I would have to refund my expenses scholarship when possible).
Moreover, recently I've been kind of dissapointed with the opportunities in academia for physicists, as not only the chance of success is extremedly limited (I know a lot of PhD graduates who did their postdocs abroad and now are underemployeed) but outside America there's no really too much support for science, so PhD's are poorly paid here in Brazil. So I'm really considering that, if I don't take this job offer, I'll probably won't stay in academia after my PhD.
So I would like to ask mostly to people in America, would finishing my 2nd Master's help me in climbing positions if I get a job there? Or would it be better if I leave my program now and begin working abroad to acquire experience? I don't want to give the impression that I don't finish things, but also that I can't decide between careers.
Since I always had the idea of becoming an astrophysicist I enrolled in Bsc in physics engineering (5 years) here, and due to being the top student I was invited to do a Msc in the same field after my 2nd year abroad in Europe (fully funded), so I decided, why not? It could give me some important connections and maybe find some PhD offers abroad.
However, at the end I wasn't able to apply to an abroad PhD due to lack of funds so I decided to start a 2-year Msc in Physics here with the option to directly access a 3-year PhD (5 years in total, like in America), as they didn't accept my abroad Masters (I know, kind of a waste I didn't know early by anyways). While I have received several jobs offer in my country due to my degree, I usually rejected them due to being poorly paid and my dream to continue doing research. However, 9 months into my current Masters I received a pretty good offer to work in America in a more applied field in engineering (due to my background in numerical analysis), with quite a good salary, so I've been considering if I should take it and leave my Master's. However, I'm afraid how could this affect my future job prospects, and if it would better to ask for one year to finish it (note that my current Master's isn't related to the job offer (my program is fully funded so I really don't pay tuition, but I would have to refund my expenses scholarship when possible).
Moreover, recently I've been kind of dissapointed with the opportunities in academia for physicists, as not only the chance of success is extremedly limited (I know a lot of PhD graduates who did their postdocs abroad and now are underemployeed) but outside America there's no really too much support for science, so PhD's are poorly paid here in Brazil. So I'm really considering that, if I don't take this job offer, I'll probably won't stay in academia after my PhD.
So I would like to ask mostly to people in America, would finishing my 2nd Master's help me in climbing positions if I get a job there? Or would it be better if I leave my program now and begin working abroad to acquire experience? I don't want to give the impression that I don't finish things, but also that I can't decide between careers.