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Given the huge academic boom, there's plenty of jobs in academia if you compare to a few decades ago. The problem is that you can practically teach and research until you die or go senile, so normal turnover is slow compared to many other professions. Actual problem is that grant funding from NIH is extremely low compared to 2-3 decades ago and in the sciences at most universities you're expected to have won X% of your salary in grants. If you already have 1 or more RO1 grants, it's super easy to find a job because you're nearly paying your salary already. Otherwise, to make up for not having enough grants you're subject to the university demands on teaching and administration, and there's only so many of those to go around at a single university. 

With more and more PhDs getting pumped out - research assistants, adjunct professors, and industry is where most PhDs will end up. Supply of academics (especially in bio) are very high and grant funding is low; getting to run your own lab is a dream that is difficult to achieve for this reason. 8% of PhDs 6 years is not surprising to me. People who have ever had any interest to go into academia knows this - myself included - and it is why I did not pursue one. 
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Safe Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Be civil, No violations of [TOS](https://mastodon.world/about). No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban.