Hare Krsna Dear Gurudev,
    Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
    All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
    All glories to Guru parampara.

    Gurudev, Thank you so much.

    In response of http://hps.monkeywarrior.com/node/6827

    You have asked 4 questions, below are my comments for each.

    1. What is your personal motivation for doing it?
    G-GD : After PhD if I do teaching job, would be able get more time for devotion and devotional activities.      

    2. Who inspires you to do it?  
    G-GD : One devotee from Pune.
 
    3. Who would be your associates if you did it?
    G-GD : Brahamanas
 
    4. Who would benefit if you did it???
    G-GD : Me. would be able to devote more time in devotion and devotional activities.

    Please adivse.
    
your fallen servant,
Girivaradhari-Gopal Das

HpS - AGTSP.  Paoho.   You can talk with devotees like your good friend Harsh, about how much time you have as a teacher as opposed to a Software Ape. It may be that you have to work just as much in the Teaching Post. While you are getting the PhD there is a LOT of work.
Prabhupada pushed BS Damodara Swami to finish his PhD because he would need the title for preaching in the academic atmosphere. Kind of like Lord Caitanya getting a Mayavadi Sannyasis title.

You need to find devotees who are actually working in this area, not just ISKCON Brahmanas. Actually they may be mental Sudras. Science in general matches the description of knowledge in the mode of ignorace as described in the BG.

O.K.