Grad school.
Where the wheels of state of the art research never stop turning. A competitive organization of unparalleled discoveries that drives the future industry. Engineering school is a tough place. This school is the real challenge: if you’re not careful, it can chew you up and spit you out. But if you work hard, you can really hit it big. And I mean, really big.
I'm a research professor and I have the largest and most equipped laboratory in southern California. I get funds from all kinds of sources: The National Science Foundation, the United States Government, DARPA, NASA, and numerous large corporations in the industry.
But, it wasn’t always so easy: about 13 years ago, I was seriously in trouble. I had only 2 research assistants and I could barely fund them. But I fought back, and I won. I used my brain, I used my research skills, and I worked it all out. Now my research group is bigger than it ever was and stronger that it ever was, and I’m publishing more papers than I ever did. I’ve mastered the art of getting research projects, and I turned my name into the highest quality of published papers. And as a master, I want to pass on my knowledge to somebody else. I’m looking for the R.A.
Right now, from all over the planet, 16 of the world’s best and brightest Ph.D. students are coming to my school for the chance to work as my R.A. and get a first hand look into the world of cutting edge research.
They come from al walks of life. Some already have a Master’s degree and have all learned their skills through their own research. Others have worked in the industry at high-tech companies and have published several papers in prestigious journals. Some have only a Bachelor’s and have left their small town university to come to my school.
This is the chance to work for me at a huge stipend, and more importantly learn enough so that one day, they too can become tenured professors. This is going to be a dream job of a lifetime.
Who will succeed, and who will fail, and who will be, the R.A?
To be continued...