“Isn't this just a glorified postdoc position? Won't taking this offer hurt my chances of landing a tenure-track professor position?” These were the questions I asked my adviser when he offered me a promotion from postdoc to assistant research scientist, the title given to non–tenure-track research faculty members at my institution. I was about to hit my 5-year mark, which was the maximum amount of time the university allowed for postdoc appointments, so we needed to figure out what my next move would be. I was grateful for my adviser's help and pleased that he wanted to keep me around. At the same time, though, I had just started applying to tenure-track faculty positions and didn't want to do anything to jeopardize my chances.