Wojtek
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Miles Jackson <cqmv at pdx.edu> wrote:
> 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
>
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