Research associates play an impressive role in our university physics research. Without them research in universities would lose much of its vitality and certainly move at a slower pace. The research‐associate positions have been a boon to fresh young PhD's wishing to extend their experience and obtain post‐PhD training. A year or two of apprenticeship as a research associate is considered the best entree to better jobs and an opportunity of doing research under burden‐free conditions.

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