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[pylduck]

From a job application announcement:

Successful applicants will teach the equivalent of seven courses a year (21 hours), provide service to the college and department, profess commitment to teaching a culturally diverse student population in an urban environment, and have a personal program of research and publication.

They're totally kidding, right? SEVEN courses a year PLUS research and publication?

Comments

Re: ugh

[saltbox.livejournal.com]

I'd found that you have to really feel your way around this. Last year when I interviewed, there were a lot of postings that said they wanted research and publication, but when I actually went for the interview, you could tell what the interviewers wanted to hear was a focus on the teaching. Cynical rule of thumb: never say anything first! Principled rule of thumb: say what you really want so you don't accidentally get stuck at a job you'll hate.

Re: ugh

[slanderous.livejournal.com]

Which do you follow? :)

Re: ugh

[saltbox.livejournal.com]

I luck out in that I feel about as strongly (or, conversely, as weakly) about both. What I really like the most is litigation (except I needed a change because of the administration in charge), but I keep my mouth shut about that because it's totally not what they want to hear. Teaching is fine, research is swell, and, honestly, I do enjoy them both, but what I'd really like to have is a regular income so I can do all the pro bono litigation I want!