Marcia MacDonald

https://spore.social/@marcia

(she/elle) geneticist, biotech nerd, open science and co-op community enthusiast, equity and #AntiRacistSTEM, #DecolonizeSTEM

Uninvited guest on lək̓ʷəŋən land aka #VictoriaBC

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2025-07-31 21:12:09 UTC

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I don't think there's any need to try hard to recruit US scientists. Even if science funding were tripled in Canada there would still be large numbers of good applicants from here.
It's mainly the low-paid temporary contracts (i.e., for early-career scientists that are known as "trainees" for >10 years) that remain unfilled, and those aren't very attractive to US applicants, especially if they check out our housing crisis.

2025-07-31 20:10:26 UTC

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This is a super interesting read.
I had no idea that the Soviets had banned the study of genetics, but it makes sense now, thinking of where the big discoveries came from.
I hope Canada can at least maintain current levels of support for science, but career opportunities for Canadian scientists aren't that great and will only get worse with more competition from migrants from the US.
#CdnPoli #science #SupportOurScience