Nuclear Physics

[MaDraw]

Swiss here, considering a physics-related degree for potential jobs as a nuclear researcher maybe at CERN or nuclear engineer at a powerplant.
I believe it's a respected career path, does anyone have knowledge on the sustainability of being a nuclear engineer/researcher whether these jobs are in high demand and worth the investment in your academics.
Also opinions welcome

 

[Lauren de Graaf]

i just shoved a nuke up my pussy

 

[Grievous]

.org is full of children and neets
There's like a few successful niggas but there Indians so

 

[turkcelfatcel]

.org is full of children

friendly fire

 

[Grievous]

friendly fire

Never said I wasn't thats why Im not trying to talk about the subject u mong

 

[karmacitathugmaxx]

sir this is a site for hitting yourself in the face with a hammer and injecting shady chinese chemicals directly into your ass .

 

[lenvoalt]

i just shoved a nuke up my pussy

See if a submarine fits next

 

[o_Owtf]

Swiss here, considering a physics-related degree for potential jobs as a nuclear researcher maybe at CERN or nuclear engineer at a powerplant.
I believe it's a respected career path, does anyone have knowledge on the sustainability of being a nuclear engineer/researcher whether these jobs are in high demand and worth the investment in your academics.
Also opinions welcome

Obviously it's a respected career path there's not gonna be a lot of people who scoff at you and your humble nuclear physics degree. There were a couple alumni from my physics chapter who did a MSc in nuclear engineering this summer, they all landed positions months after graduating.

But if you're going after money and you're technically inclined then the answer is to go into quant, no question. I'm studying in an applied maths program and we're all basically just trying to figure out whether we should do what we're passionate about or if we should do quant. Quant is where you get those ridiculous high-end engineering positions with $800k annual salaries + benefits.

 

[MaDraw]

Obviously it's a respected career path there's not gonna be a lot of people who scoff at you and your humble nuclear physics degree. There were a couple alumni from my physics chapter who did a MSc in nuclear engineering this summer, they all landed positions months after graduating.

But if you're going after money and you're technically inclined then the answer is to go into quant, no question. I'm studying in an applied maths program and we're all basically just trying to figure out whether we should do what we're passionate about or if we should do quant. Quant is where you get those ridiculous high-end engineering positions with $800k annual salaries + benefits.

holy dollarinios, never knew quant was so high paying, I actually completely put it off since I assumed it's purely theoretical and no body could profit off of it, I assume those positions are severly limited and a degree + passion isn't enough you'd have to be top of your field though right?
My college teacher told me quant studies are heavily math reliant which I'd actually enjoy more I believe, always was into mathematics (given for interest in phys degree)
Also what kind of positions are you referencing btw

 

[o_Owtf]

holy dollarinios, never knew quant was so high paying, I actually completely put it off since I assumed it's purely theoretical and no body could profit off of it, I assume those positions are severly limited and a degree + passion isn't enough you'd have to be top of your field though right?
My college teacher told me quant studies are heavily math reliant which I'd actually enjoy more I believe, always was into mathematics (given for interest in phys degree)
Also what kind of positions are you referencing btw

Quantitative finance is an engineering position, so yeah it's math and coding basically. As for the math there's a lot of statistics/inference involved which means you'll also be using linear algebra and analysis. There's also a surging field of stochastic differential calculus which is becoming more and more in vogue.

These are highly competitive positions that are based almost exclusively in US metropolitan areas, which require top grades from prestigious universities (ETH is probably good since you live in Switzerland), a compelling dissertation, and often a recommendation. Then you will go through a very comprehensive interviewing process which apart from difficult coding and problem solving sections also often include IQ as well as personality testing. It might seem excessive with the rigorous process but it's necessary, and the extra screening is intended to weed out people who despite their education wont be able to keep up with the mentally taxing nature of their job. You're going to be expected to be on call 24/7, assume a high degree of responsibility if something below you in the chain of command gets fucked up, and have basically no work-life balance. With all of this in mind, these are exceptional positions that require exceptional people. It's pretty much a pipe dream for most of us, even very smart people don't make the cut.

But you don't need this to become a quant, I just brought those extreme salaries up as to why many people find quant so enticing. My brother makes $200k as a quant (senior) but has a life.

 

[Doctor Egor]

thatd be a field you'd pick by passion not replies on a moneymaking&success thread on org

 

[MaDraw]

Quantitative finance is an engineering position, so yeah it's math and coding basically. As for the math there's a lot of statistics/inference involved which means you'll also be using linear algebra and analysis. There's also a surging field of stochastic differential calculus which is becoming more and more in vogue.

These are highly competitive positions that are based almost exclusively in US metropolitan areas, which require top grades from prestigious universities (ETH is probably good since you live in Switzerland), a compelling dissertation, and often a recommendation. Then you will go through a very comprehensive interviewing process which apart from difficult coding and problem solving sections also often include IQ as well as personality testing. It might seem excessive with the rigorous process but it's necessary, and the extra screening is intended to weed out people who despite their education wont be able to keep up with the mentally taxing nature of their job. You're going to be expected to be on call 24/7, assume a high degree of responsibility if something below you in the chain of command gets fucked up, and have basically no work-life balance. With all of this in mind, these are exceptional positions that require exceptional people. It's pretty much a pipe dream for most of us, even very smart people don't make the cut.

But you don't need this to become a quant, I just brought those extreme salaries up as to why many people find quant so enticing. My brother makes $200k as a quant (senior) but has a life.

Appreciate the in depth response, thank you for sharing this is exactly the info that I was looking for.
Yeah ETH is extremely convenient for me because of commute and costs, I'm not genius tier and I don't want to sacrifice my life too much.
My main fear stems from the fact that a large amount of the teachers at my college were doctorates and the best thing they landed is "High-school teacher jfl not hating it's low stress but so much time studying... I at least want to be a researcher and work on the front lines of innovation. Again thank you this was very informative

 

[MaDraw]

thatd be a field you'd pick by passion not a moneymaking&success thread on org

That's not what I was getting at, I am dead center on pursuing a physics/maths degree because it really interests me, it's a passion I've had throughout my entire path of academics.
I was more so wondering if anyone had experience and could tell me more about how a life post grad looks with these degrees and since I am interested in the broad topic I am still somewhat unsure where to specialize, though I assume most of that will come while I am actively studying. This was a very fruitful endeavor though as you can see a gigaiqmaxxed stembro shared some great stuff.