I have recently joined the FB group, though I have yet to explore it.
You mention in relation to my first question that I would need to have local collaborators from related fields. Do such potential collaborators exist in Israel? It would be a number of years before I finished my PhD, so hopefully the community in Israel will expand by then.
From your answer to my second question it seem that you think that getting my PhD at HUJI (or potentially TLV U) would not put me at a significant disadvantage. Am I understanding that correctly?
How difficult would it be to find an advisor that would allow me to work in one of those two fields (Global Priorities or AI policy) or in something similar that could serve as a springboard to working in one of those fields in the future?
At the moment I am doing an internship at an Israeli foreign policy think tank, and I committed to work with them for a year. That plus mandatory volunteer work for a scholarship plus getting good grades seems to be enough on my plate right now. Next year I was planning to work as a research assistant in the economics department to get a taste of real research, plus hopefully help get some recommendations. Does that sound like a good plan?
Yes, I think that HUJI and TAU are good universities that should probably not put you at a disadvantage.
Regarding the other questions, I have some guesses but I’m really not sure and I am wary of miscommunication. In general by the way, I’d recommend to take internet advice cautiously (including this one, but excluding this).
I highly recommend applying for coaching at http://effectivethesis.com for questions about advancing academically in these fields.
I’ll clarify a bit regarding the first question. I will be pleasantly surprised if there will be senior academic researchers in Israel doing AI governance or global priorities research in 5 years (for the sake of it, very uncertain and around 25%). And I was thinking of your question as doing a postdoc. In this case, you will probably need to find a researcher whos interested in your work and can understand what you want to accomplish. It is possible to collaborate with people remotely, but less fun/productive.
I’d be happy to talk about strategies regarding how to infiltrate the academia 😉
I certainly agree with 80,000 hours that it is counterproductive to overthink career plans (something I am prone to doing). I don’t need all of the answers now, I just need to know that it’s possible and that I am not barking up the wrong tree. It seems to me that your answers are ambiguous. It’s possible, but not easy? I already messaged Effective Thesis about the topic.
I’d love to talk to you over the phone if you would be interested. I’ll send you my number in a PM.
Edo, thank you so much for your reply!
I have recently joined the FB group, though I have yet to explore it.
You mention in relation to my first question that I would need to have local collaborators from related fields. Do such potential collaborators exist in Israel? It would be a number of years before I finished my PhD, so hopefully the community in Israel will expand by then.
From your answer to my second question it seem that you think that getting my PhD at HUJI (or potentially TLV U) would not put me at a significant disadvantage. Am I understanding that correctly?
How difficult would it be to find an advisor that would allow me to work in one of those two fields (Global Priorities or AI policy) or in something similar that could serve as a springboard to working in one of those fields in the future?
At the moment I am doing an internship at an Israeli foreign policy think tank, and I committed to work with them for a year. That plus mandatory volunteer work for a scholarship plus getting good grades seems to be enough on my plate right now. Next year I was planning to work as a research assistant in the economics department to get a taste of real research, plus hopefully help get some recommendations. Does that sound like a good plan?
Thank you again so much!
Lev
Yes, I think that HUJI and TAU are good universities that should probably not put you at a disadvantage.
Regarding the other questions, I have some guesses but I’m really not sure and I am wary of miscommunication. In general by the way, I’d recommend to take internet advice cautiously (including this one, but excluding this).
I highly recommend applying for coaching at http://effectivethesis.com for questions about advancing academically in these fields.
I’ll clarify a bit regarding the first question. I will be pleasantly surprised if there will be senior academic researchers in Israel doing AI governance or global priorities research in 5 years (for the sake of it, very uncertain and around 25%). And I was thinking of your question as doing a postdoc. In this case, you will probably need to find a researcher whos interested in your work and can understand what you want to accomplish. It is possible to collaborate with people remotely, but less fun/productive.
I’d be happy to talk about strategies regarding how to infiltrate the academia 😉
I certainly agree with 80,000 hours that it is counterproductive to overthink career plans (something I am prone to doing). I don’t need all of the answers now, I just need to know that it’s possible and that I am not barking up the wrong tree. It seems to me that your answers are ambiguous. It’s possible, but not easy? I already messaged Effective Thesis about the topic.
I’d love to talk to you over the phone if you would be interested. I’ll send you my number in a PM.