A rolling 3 year contract renewed each year would be a huge improvement compared to the constant nagging feeling of being throwed out anytime the contracts end.
I worked as a research engineer for 2 years at an uni but since I was not full time employee for real I left. They would have needed way more full time engineers than zero. You can't run serious labs with grad students or short term engineers. The churn is way to big when you work on a per project basis.
The advantage state officials usually have is a safe paycheck with worse pay but unis offer the same numbers on it without the safety ...
I worked as a research engineer for 2 years at an uni but since I was not full time employee for real I left. They would have needed way more full time engineers than zero. You can't run serious labs with grad students or short term engineers. The churn is way to big when you work on a per project basis.
The advantage state officials usually have is a safe paycheck with worse pay but unis offer the same numbers on it without the safety ...