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Just saw an advert for a 'Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher' in the UK. From the advert it's clear that it's a postgraduate level position and the applicant will get a PhD at the end of 3 years. But guess what the "salary" (as they call it) is. Up to £40k+ !!!!!

I rubbed my eyes in disbelief and double checked it, because even postdocs get circa £30k in the UK. But yup, it *is* a postgrad position.

I feel utterly pissed off because I am a postdoc in the same field and I am getting less than £30k! Surely this is not fair???

I will stress UP TO.

That's a whole different ballgame from "Salary at 40K" or "Starting salary 40K".