I am strongly considering a career in research and I wondered if you could elaborate more on this benefit of running an EA group as an early career move. I can see that connections and contacts would be useful, but the day-to-day work involved in running an EA group feels very far-removed from the skills and day-to-day work of research. Any advice on this would be great as I am considering running an EA group in Durham University next year!
I am strongly considering a career in research and I wondered if you could elaborate more on this benefit of running an EA group as an early career move. I can see that connections and contacts would be useful, but the day-to-day work involved in running an EA group feels very far-removed from the skills and day-to-day work of research. Any advice on this would be great as I am considering running an EA group in Durham University next year!