Chapter 1576 Tailor-made

Chang Haonan hung up the call with Zhang Tao and let out a long sigh.

The other party's concerns are not unfounded. In the relatively open environment of the Institute of Chemistry, there are indeed gaps that are difficult to fill in the face of organized and high-intensity "academic hunting".

Although the "poison apple" plan was brilliant, the result he hoped to see most was that everything would remain calm and nothing would happen.

The research progress of the Torch Laboratory and the Lianhai Institute of Chemical Physics is already leading and does not need to rely on any off-site factors.

Compared to "preventing the traitor", the better situation is of course that there is no traitor at all.

Everyone was united and had a great time, and everyone was happy in the end.

However, Chang Haonan was also very clear.

We must never use human nature as a safeguard.

For no reason, he suddenly thought of his undergraduate roommate, Huang Zhiqiang.

Although the power comparison between China and the United States today is very different from what it was a decade ago, people's thinking may not be able to change so quickly.

What's more, the opponent's skills in public opinion propaganda are really amazing.

The number of banana people is undoubtedly decreasing, but it is unlikely that they will disappear completely.

"Yabo." He picked up the intercom and dialed the number of the computing center: "You need to revise all the abnormal sample reports sent from Lianhai Chemicals Institute and mark them as 'highly active potential variants' and 'new structural exploration'. Contact level..."

"..."

"Tentatively classified as 'internal reference'."

This means that researchers with certain permissions can access it, but they need to register.

Logically speaking, it is already part of the confidential data.

However, in actual operation, this level tends to be abused.

In order to shirk responsibility or out of sheer laziness, some units sometimes indiscriminately classify all data content as "internal reference".

As we all know, confidentiality resources are limited.

If you prepare for the left, the right will be weak; if you prepare for the right, the left will be weak; if you prepare everywhere, you will be weak everywhere.

Except for a few special cases, "full confidentiality" is basically equivalent to "no confidentiality at all".

Therefore, Chang Haonan’s arrangement is actually quite subtle.

It neither completely blocks sight nor creates difficulty in obtaining it and a sense of value.

Li Yabo on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, but soon guessed what Chang Haonan meant.

"...Okay, I'll prioritize it in the next two days."

After hanging up the phone, Chang Haonan looked at the computer screen in front of him, a little absent-minded.

For the first time in so many years, he hoped that his plan was in vain...

……

Almost at the same time.

"Sister Xia, Sister Xia?"

In the student office of the Lianhai Institute of Chemical Physics, a series of crisp sounds broke the silence of the night.

"Um...what's wrong?"

Fu Qinxia finally came back to her senses, but her eyes were still fixed on the computer screen, her fingers hovering above the mouse, trembling slightly.

"Your alarm is ringing. Is it time for some experiment?"

Lin Han, the schoolmate sitting opposite, pointed at her beeping cell phone.

Fu Qinxia casually flicked away the reminder on her phone, then adjusted her hair with a casual look:

"It's okay. I ordered it yesterday and forgot to cancel it after I used it."

After saying that, he once again turned his attention back to the email in front of him.

From: William Hudson, UC Berkeley

Topic: Faculty Position Opportunity at UC Berkeley

Strangely, the email was sent directly to her personal email address, rather than the edu email address that was more commonly used in graduate school.

"Maybe it's because I left a backup contact information when I submitted the article before?"

Fu Qinxia thought so.

She knew that many people in the institute had recently received similar emails seeking to recruit new employees, but they had not sparked much discussion, and she had not heard of anyone actually planning to change jobs.

In fact, when she saw the email title just ten minutes ago, she had no such idea at all.

However, after reading the entire content for some unknown reason, Fu Qinxia's thoughts wavered.

Because this is simply a life-saving straw.

Or was it a life-saving straw tailor-made for her predicament?

In the email, Professor William Hudson first praised Fu Qinxia's recent work in the field of advanced functional materials, and then said that he was particularly impressed by her basic academic skills, and believed that this was exactly what his team currently lacked.

It just so happens that the Berkeley Chemistry Department is considering establishing a pre-professional teaching associate professor position, whose responsibilities will focus on undergraduate teaching and curriculum development, and whose research requirements will be "moderate and flexible."

The position offers a competitive starting salary, generous relocation allowance, and - what hit Fu Qinxia most - exemption from assessment pressure for five years.

To be honest, even if the position in the email was changed to a tenured professor, it would not be so attractive to her.

Fu Qinxia was a top student in her major during her undergraduate studies, and because of this, she was given the precious opportunity to directly pursue a doctorate at the Lianhai Institute of Physics and Chemistry.

However, diligence and inspiration are both indispensable in scientific research.

After a few years, she painfully realized the ceiling of her original research.

The PhD student barely graduated, but lacked a standout first-author achievement.

A teaching position at a top domestic university was out of her reach, yet she was unwilling to settle for a second-tier school.

Staying at the Institute of Chemistry as a postdoc is more like a helpless wandering on the edge of the academic circle than a further pursuit of scientific research.

The final result was not surprising.

Scientific research has not made any progress, and the job market is getting tougher every year.

Several marginal first-tier universities that had originally extended olive branches to her have also raised their recruitment requirements.

In fact, Fu Qinxia also knew her situation. Even if she was successfully hired, it would be difficult for her to meet the assessment requirements set by the school.

A pure teaching position is exactly the safe haven that she is good at and desires.

Fu Qinxia also knew something about the situation in American schools.

Pre-employment positions are not lifetime contracts, but the performance of teaching positions is mainly reflected in the class management and student feedback.

She was not worried about this kind of assessment.

The mouse pointer trembled and hovered over the bright red "Delete" button for a few seconds.

Finally, she took a deep breath and simply closed the email page, leaving the email lying quietly in her inbox.

But the content of the email has been imprinted in her mind and will not go away for a long time.

Until noon the next day, Fu Qinxia was in a daze.

Finally, she pretended to poke Lin Han opposite her casually.

It was a weekend and there were only two of them in the office.

"Hey, Hanhan, have you received any strange emails recently?"

Lin Han, who plans to graduate early next spring and is working on her thesis, looked up when she heard this.

"Strange emails?" She looked a little confused. "There are a lot of spam emails, such as conference invitations and journal submissions. Which one do you think it is?"

"It's just... a foreign university, saying something like a teaching opportunity or something like that?" Fu Qinxia tried to make her tone sound casual. "I heard that a lot of people have received it recently."

Lin Han burst out laughing and almost pushed the cup of water on the ground: "Senior Sister, are you kidding me?"

She turned the computer screen around and pointed at the words "Master's Thesis" on it. "How can I, a young master's student who is still preparing to graduate, get such an opportunity? If they want to recruit people, they will recruit researchers or postdocs, right? At least they have to be PhD students who are about to graduate."

This answer makes a lot of sense, and even Fu Qinxia herself felt that the question was not asked appropriately.

Lin Han put the computer back in front of him and continued, "Besides, I haven't considered going abroad... I probably wouldn't even read it if you sent it to me."

This sentence made Fu Qinxia, ​​who was feeling very anxious, calm down a little.

But then, the other party changed the subject, with undisguised envy in his tone:

"But then again, there seem to be quite a few schools abroad that have teaching positions. It's not as bad as not having to work so hard to publish papers or apply for grants. It's safe and secure, and you can tell others that you work at a foreign university, which is very prestigious."

These unintentional words were like a fine needle, once again accurately piercing the hidden desire and anxiety in Fu Qinxia's heart.

Stability and face are exactly what she desires most now.

Fu Qinxia lowered her head and pretended to continue reading the documents, but her mind had already drifted away.

After some hesitation, she decided to search the contents of the email first.

What if it's fake?

"William Hudson Berkeley Chemistry" - this professor is indeed listed on the department's homepage. His research area is energy materials and he seems to be quite experienced.

"Teaching-track professor UC Berkeley" - Berkeley does have this system, which has received mixed reviews, but it is generally acknowledged that the work pressure is much lower than the traditional tenure-track (a system that includes a series of promotion-or-leave systems). Of course, the price is that the upper limit is very low.

“Academic job market US” - the information that popped up made her gasp. The competition was as fierce as in China, and there was almost no chance of getting a job without a PhD or postdoctoral experience from a top university.

As a result, Fu Qinxia became more and more moved.

But at the same time, anxiety also entangled me like a vine.

Such an opportunity would be like a huge army trying to cross a single-plank bridge, and someone else could get there first at any time.

But the condition of "bringing results into the group" was like a heavy chip, weighing her down.

If there are results that can be brought into the team, why bother with these?

Hesitation and desire went back and forth in her heart.

After more than ten minutes of psychological struggle, Fu Qinxia stood up.

Even if the Institute of Physics and Chemistry as a whole does not implement confidential management, it is still a key unit of the Academy of Sciences.

She wasn't brave enough to contact the other party directly using the laboratory's network and computers.

"Sister?"

Lin Han on the opposite side was startled by her.

"Oh... I'm going out to buy something. You can just leave when the time comes. You don't have to wait for me."

Fu Qinxia picked up her backpack without looking back and left the laboratory.