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[–] moistclump 21 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I’m here as a science-fraud and lurker, and I do not know what a PI is in this context.

[–] Contramuffin 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

PI = principal investigator, or the leader of the lab. Also known as the professor. The closest comparison to regular jobs would be that the PI is the manager. They typically no longer do actual lab work and typically fulfill a role that is entirely managerial, so they're often removed from and therefore entirely oblivious to goings-on of the lab. It's a somewhat common occurrence for lab members to have a concern that the PI dismisses because they're unaware of the severity of the concern, or for the PI to have a concern that lab members have already addressed

[–] tomatolung 2 points 1 day ago

The PI's I deal with on Research Vessels almost always get their hands dirty. Both in the lab and on deck, so managing is more of an added responsibility, as opposed to a managerial shift to desk bound life.

Maybe not true for all areas.

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