[lbo-talk] Reserve army of the Phds

[Miles Jackson]

On 12/29/2010 07:22 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
> Re: "Some PhDs involve only research, some require classes and examinations
> and some require the student to teach undergraduates. "
>
> [WS:]  However, PhDs are not taught a skill that becomes a critical element
> of a successful academic career - attracting research grants.  Seeking
> grants  is routinely mentioned as a required skill in job announcements.
>   What is more, the faculty increasingly fall into two groups - those who
> bring research grants and those who do not.  The former are academic
> demi-gods who earn far more that the cited average of $109k, the latter are
> just a notch above teaching assistants.  BTW, that average is driven by law,
> economics, and business management.  In social sciences the average is about
> two thirds of that average - most announcement in sociology rarely offer pay
> above $60k.
>
> Wojtek

I will note that this whole discussion ignores the higher education 
institutions responsible for roughly 50% of the college education 
happening in the U. S. right now: community colleges.  If youre willing 
to work as a professor in a community college, you can avoid the whole 
"grant-publish-or-die" melodrama.  Just saying.

Miles