President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research

The Trump administration’s planned cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not only threaten essential biomedical research in the US, but the livelihoods of researchers – and some are seriously considering leaving the country.

A 27 January memo from the Office of Management and Budget instructed federal agencies to pause funding allocations to ensure they serve Donald Trump’s goals, including “ending ‘wokeness’ and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again”.

On 7 February, the administration implemented a policy that would cut NIH funding to research institutions by over two-thirds. A federal judge has since blocked the cuts – for now.

  • azimir@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    I’m no expert in immigration nor work opportunities. I focused on universities that teach undergraduate programs in English (many do graduate levels in English) so they’d be more open to my application.

    I made a very long list of universities with programs and research in my topic and found their jobs pages. I then would check them all every so often for positions. When there’s was a good opening I dropped everything and applied.

    If you only know English then it’s more about what you bring to the economy where you’re applying to. Will you find a job? Pay taxes? Pay your rent? Mostly, the question is whether you’ll be a burden on the state or not.

    Good places would be Ireland (English speaking), then it would have been Scotland and England. After that… Germany is interested in brining in workers to fill open roles if they will learn to fit in and pay taxes. After that it’ll be tougher, but doable. Get a contract offer for a job and you’ll be in much better shape. I did interviews at all hours, skipped work to travel for interviews, and networked. I wrote lots of cover letters on what I want and why.

    It is possible to make the move. Your interest in where you apply and your skills you bring are the key factors (unless you’re independently wealthy).

    There’s even some companies that help people find jobs and get through immigration. I talked with one called Bonus Relocation in Spain that worked all over Europe and they will help you from the earliest stages of seeking a job to renting an apartment after you move. Great people.