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Two things should be noted: 1. The research funding system in Canada is very different. In the U.S., a number of research-focused faculty can be expected to be
by Fomite 12y ago
Two things should be noted:
1. The research funding system in Canada is very different. In the U.S., a number of research-focused faculty can be expected to be bringing money into the university, especially those outside the humanities.
2. For some reason, "make a teaching-focused tenure track" never gets brought up, which makes me skeptical that this is merely those pesky tenured professors and their research gumming up the works.
- unreal37 12y agoSurely, the age-old fight between "contract workers are cheaper than full-time employees" is at play. Easier to hire and fire a contractor, and no benefits to pay. I don't know the numbers for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if tenured professors perhaps have one-quarter of the teaching workload at twice the price.
- VLM 12y ago"at twice the price" Its far more extreme, 10x to 20x Ask around for people who've contract taught to get the "resume stuffer". Generally a couple thousand bucks per class. Vs $100K+/yr for a tenured prof (depending on field, etc).
- _of 12y ago1. The research funding system in Canada is very different. In the U.S., a number of research-focused faculty can be expected to be bringing money into the university, especially those outside the humanities. Isn't this the case in Canada too?
- tjl 12y agoIt's true in the sense that at least some of the faculty members will be bringing in a lot of money into the department. In my department, I know that there's a few professors who either from large funding grants or contracts bring in the majority of research funds. The university (and consequently the faculty and department) gets a percentage of that funding for its own budget. The rest of the faculty in the department combined don't bring in nearly as much money as those few with large research grants.
- Fomite 12y agoMy impression, talking to a few colleagues from Canada, is that their funding streams are more reliable, but far more modest.