Job Search/Maintenancein Korea

INFOCOM 2005 Students’ Workshop Panel

2005.3.14.

Sue B. MoonDivision of Computer Science

Dept. of EECSKAIST

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Deciding Factors

• Area of Research

• Recommendation Letters

• Job Experience Abroad

• # of papers vs quality of papers

=> KAIST/SNU/POSTECH vs Rest

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1.5 Years at KAIST

• Financial– Effective pay cut of 30%– Low tax rate– Housing subsidy for faculty– Low cost of living– Effective raise in disposable income

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1.5 Years at KAIST

• Work Satisfaction– Funding readily available

• Decent startup package• Small grants (US$20~30K) abundant• Big grants (US $100 ~ millions) feasible

– Much freedom on research topics– Top-notch students

• Those who challenge you = Absolute fun

– Research topics more relevant at home• Home networking, WiBro, BcN

– International collaboration encouraged

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Yet To See

• Community Service Overhead– Getting close to “unbearable”

• SCI or not– Only # of papers counts– (I hope) KAIST will lead the way out

• EE-oriented to CS-oriented industry– Will the day ever come in Korea?– Short-term vs long-term goals