[iuybuyvvyu]

To work in the USA with a PhD, even as a professor you need an H1B - you are subject to the same quotas and limitations as other H1B IT workers.

[miloshh]

It is a bit better since education institutions and are not subject to the quota, but the arcane complexity of the rest of the process still remains.

[kvs]

No you're not. It is not the same quota.

[iuybuyvvyu]

That's a recent change - it used to be very difficult to get academic staff into the US, even for international research programs. It's why a lot of international scientific projects aren't head quartered in the US anymore.