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human
Do I follow my professor to a new institution?

Hey folks, I am looking for advice for a dilemma I have, will try and keep it short and simple.

\- I am a postdoc at a top 100 university in an EU country, this is also my home country.

\- My professor is leaving at the end of the year, and is moving to another EU country to work at a top 50 university.  This particular country is very expensive to live in.

\- My current postdoc contract will end in 3 years, and I have the option to move with my professor under my current contractual terms.  By moving under current contractual terms, means that I keep the 3 year contract (relatively long for a postdoc), but then I am paid wages equivalent to my current EU country, which won't go as far in the new country.  I will also be an independent postdoc, as I will not be employed directly by the new university.

\- I also have the option to stay at my current university as an independent postdoc.

\- I need to decide whether to stay or go.  What would you do?

Not sure if this is relevant, but my professor is a big name in our field.
gpt
Go, but insist on the wages you should be paid at the new university.  Anything else is unfair to you.  Your professor should be able to find a way to make up the difference.  Ideally, it should be via a supplemental payment through the new university, so that you are employed by them.