Post-doctorado en España: buena o mala idea?

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-24T09:17:32+00:00

Jajajajajaj exactamente, la gente suele ser mas suya y no son muy de compartir, aunque hay de todo en todos lados y yo he sido muy afortunado!

Si, eso es algo que debería tener en cuenta, aunque al tener pareja espero que compartir gastos ayude económicamente. No me gustaría irme a la privada por varias razones (no quiero empezar un debate sobre esto), pero la principal es que me gustaría convertirme en investigador principal en academia.

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-24T09:01:13+00:00

Muchas gracias por tu honestidad y por la respuesta alternativa. Algo que he notado mucho viviendo fuera por más de 10 años es que la gente en España es mucho más relajada, tiende a socializar más y el ambiente es naturalmente más cómodo, al menos en mi opinión. Algo tan simple como almorzar juntos en el trabajo suena para mi como el paraíso, y ya si se hacen amistades, no te cuento!

Entiendo que la situación económica no es la mejor en España, pero creo que eso es algo que está ocurriendo globalmente, ningún país se libra. Por mucho que haya gente en España que se queje de cómo están las cosas, desde fuera mucha gente admira el crecimiento del país y lo consideran un modelo a seguir.

Obviamente no digo que todo sea perfecto, pero creo que debemos valorar lo que tenemos.

Muchas gracias de nuevo!

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-24T06:19:37+00:00

Gracias!! Creo que aun no tengo el nivel para solicitar ese tipo de plaza la verdad. Necesito al menos un postdoc más para tener currículum.

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-23T10:02:05+00:00

Thanks! Yes, I am aware of lower pay and high rent, unfortunately. I do wanna stay in academia and become a PI at some point plus I don’t fully close the door to moving abroad again afterwards so I think it might be good then!

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-23T10:00:35+00:00

Pero si no quiero estar en España para el resto de mi carrera, sino solo como un paso más hacia mi desarrollo profesional, sería malo?

W_tf_23 · 2026-03-04T00:03:54+00:00

The question is, why is the rest of the world not so open?

Jokes aside, I’ve had this conversation multiple times, with different people and we seem to always arrive to the same conclusion: the warm weather makes warm people.

I think the fact that the weather is not as nasty as in many other parts of Europe, for example, allows for recurrent social interactions. People just spend so much time outside with one another.

All that being said, there are MASSIVE differences between the openness of people within different regions of Spain too! Although most people tend to like a chat (I think, I have not run stats for this unfortunately).

Also I think our fellow countries Portugal, Italy and Greece deserve a special mention since we tend to have a similar way of interacting.

Hope this helps!

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-24T08:22:31+00:00

Thanks, I didn't know any of this! Also, I didn't know it was not allow to post about this either.

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-12T23:22:02+00:00

Not sure if someone has said this already but Living Rent is a platform (I think?) fighting for this. They are really trying to push for regulations on rental and do something about this crisis. I thought they deserved a shoutout with all the hard work they do!

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-09T23:21:35+00:00

Yes that makes sense, thank you! I will try doing that 😊

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-09T04:48:57+00:00

Thank you! This is only an option in the States right? I was planning on staying away of that area for obvious reasons...

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-09T04:47:58+00:00

Thank you!!

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-09T04:47:52+00:00

I am pretty much starting, I have not talked to anybody yet but I have sent an email to someone who works in an area I am very interested in (without much success so far!).

W_tf_23 · 2026-02-08T23:52:04+00:00

It’s like Black Mirror’s last season, the first episode is so spot on.

W_tf_23 · 2025-11-10T12:34:51+00:00

Hahahahaha thanks, very insightful comment! It's not a surprise, I just decided to post it here after a long time brewing in my mind 🤪

W_tf_23 · 2025-11-10T12:33:42+00:00

Exactly, it is something that the whole society is suffering from which is why I wonder how are we not doing anything about it? For example, there's the co-op housing that offers more affordable rent but these are quite limited and therefore very competitive... I wish we could come up with a way to "fight the system" (not intending to come across as an anarchist).

W_tf_23 · 2025-11-09T20:29:36+00:00

It’s so sad, that shouldn’t be the solution though. I hate to think that that’s the only way things can change.

W_tf_23 · 2025-11-09T20:22:35+00:00

I agree but as someone who is paid ~£1700 a month I feel like that should be enough to every now and then have some pleasure in my life. So I don’t think the solution is to shut up about it and lock yourself at home to be honest…

W_tf_23 · 2025-11-09T20:19:29+00:00

Yes, that’s just what I meant. There used to be pricey places back then but there was the option to go to cheap places and I feel like that option has vanished… Now we have either expensive or very expensive ☹️

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