Can anyone offer academic job help? About to get my ph.d., was offered an adjunct job at a good school in Boston to teach two courses. I live in NY. They want me to interview in Boston...
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in a couple weeks. I don't want just an adjunct job, I want to know if there's a possibility for something longer, if I will be attending faculty meetings, etc. Can I ask to talk about the job over the phone first, or is that rude?
posted May 31st, 2010 at 7:19am in
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- prof here. i think that's fine. adjunct work can be pretty thankless, ime 5-31-2010 7:19am
- Can you give me suggests on what language to use? I don't want to offend. Basically I'm interested if it will be billed more as a visiting instructor than adjunct. (And if I can get...(more) 5-31-2010 7:21am
both classes on the same day or consecutive days!
- well,i can tell you that as an adjunct you basically get the leftovers after full fac have picked and you won't be called a visiting instructor. 5-31-2010 7:23am
- Actually there are a couple schools in NYC (art schools in particular) that always give the visiting instructor title. So it's not unheard of. 5-31-2010 7:25am
- usually, it's a completely different job. 5-31-2010 7:40am
- Rude. You have to go. It isn't that far. Do you have any other prospects? 5-31-2010 7:20am
- No but I don't really care if I'm jobless next semester, and I can get adjunct work in NYC. 5-31-2010 7:21am
- don't be so sure. major hiring stuff at all nyc schools 5-31-2010 7:21am
- Well, then if you don't really care if you get it, do the phone call. 5-31-2010 7:21am
- I don't care if I'm jobless next semester (will be depositing, have two kids, will likely be doing lots of job applications) but I don't want to burn any bridges, or not take advantage...(more) 5-31-2010 7:22am
of something that could turn into something.
- NP: Is there any reason to believe that this is more than just an adjuncting gig? 5-31-2010 7:26am
- I don't know but when I look at the faculty they have presently, they don't have someone doing what I woudl be hired to teach. 5-31-2010 7:28am
- nnp-but maybe that is an area they don't want/need right now. univ budgets are tight, more cutting back than expanding 5-31-2010 7:29am
- yes that's totally possible. And she could tell me that they're going to adjunct this the next few years. But it's 20th century art, photog, and film, and it's an Art school so tha...(more) 5-31-2010 7:30am
- NP from above: I'd go on the interview, honestly. Far easier to suss out the situation in person, and it's good practice. Boston isn't so far. 5-31-2010 7:31am
- ok Thanks everyone for the advice. I've actually never been on a real acad job interview, only adjunct. But this could be good practice. 5-31-2010 7:32am
- Go to the interview, but be up front and say that you are not interested in adjunct unless there is a defined path to faculty positions 5-31-2010 7:25am
- you don't want to burn bridges. depending on the subject, you are at the whimsy of the university. a job is a job in that market. you can clarify what the roles are of the adjunct...(more) 5-31-2010 7:26am
(will you be attending fac meetings, do they have long term adjuncts), but I wouldn't burn a bridge
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