tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post7493970622889216874..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: What Did You Get?Female Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-44132613391042235982011-03-21T11:57:43.517-05:002011-03-21T11:57:43.517-05:00Our chair gets a course reduction from 3 courses t...Our chair gets a course reduction from 3 courses to 2 a year, plus a small summer stipend. The trick is to get extra resources for the DEPARTMENT not for oneself. When our chair started he managed to get an extra lab space for an undergrad teaching lab that we desperately needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-60145803903489779842011-03-18T12:57:09.317-05:002011-03-18T12:57:09.317-05:00R1 Private, Science Department (29 faculty)- Our c...R1 Private, Science Department (29 faculty)- Our chairperson gets a full time post doc, reduction in teaching to one course per year, one month of summer salary,and a fancy office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-83414335215268837462011-03-17T07:42:53.615-05:002011-03-17T07:42:53.615-05:00For me it was two months of summer salary and half...For me it was two months of summer salary and half teaching reduction (1,1 to 0,1). I should have asked for postdoc support. Hindsight! My research is definitely suffering.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750733389025084939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-91884298823215689882011-03-16T13:25:30.518-05:002011-03-16T13:25:30.518-05:00Top 10 University:
First, resources for the Depar...Top 10 University:<br /><br />First, resources for the Department to be able to do the job of chair. (Long conversations with Dean about plans, resources, minimum [additional] support, changes, etc.)<br /><br />Teaching reduction (from 1,1,1 [trimesters] to 0,1,1.<br />Others got 0,0,1, but I like teaching)<br />Summer salary. Got chair's office, but kept mine, which was an extremely useful thing, physically separating chair and research duties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-34523062727038769782011-03-16T00:57:29.428-05:002011-03-16T00:57:29.428-05:00I know what our chair did not get -- RAs or any ty...I know what our chair did not get -- RAs or any type of research money. (But that could well be because he didn't ask for it. I am his perpetually TAing student, so that's an annoying thought.) I believe he did get a reduction in course load, and of course, a nice office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-4692703001409498162011-03-15T21:47:54.774-05:002011-03-15T21:47:54.774-05:00R1, public, mathematics, 60ish faculty (2 assoc. c...R1, public, mathematics, 60ish faculty (2 assoc. chairs): course reduction to 1/0 (from 2/1), 1/2 post doc per year, furniture, roughly 25k salary top up (between dean and department).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-67182553747008384082011-03-15T20:57:04.545-05:002011-03-15T20:57:04.545-05:00Oh, and congratulations to your "friend"...Oh, and congratulations to your "friend"! <br /><br />We have a fabulous department chair, one result being that our faculty meetings can't be more different than what you describe in your department... (less than one hour, no arguing/bickering, everyone is in good spirits). So a good chair can really make a huge difference! <br /><br />And I have a hunch your "friend" will be a good chair...FemaleAssistantProfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-69165134720446900172011-03-15T17:34:02.207-05:002011-03-15T17:34:02.207-05:00R1 public, science: chair gets a funded postdoc, r...R1 public, science: chair gets a funded postdoc, reduced teaching and extra salary. Not sure how much exactly. Fixed term of 5 years I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-19479317723655392322011-03-15T16:54:51.132-05:002011-03-15T16:54:51.132-05:00Small liberal arts college: Chairs get nothing but...Small liberal arts college: Chairs get nothing but that warm fuzzy feeling. There is a lot of competition NOT to be chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-214511818456678032011-03-15T15:10:47.508-05:002011-03-15T15:10:47.508-05:00Ours was a rotating chair. Half the teaching load ...Ours was a rotating chair. Half the teaching load and summer salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-66030347863987802882011-03-15T13:19:16.823-05:002011-03-15T13:19:16.823-05:00at a large public R1 university our chair got:
a H...at a large public R1 university our chair got:<br />a HUGE permanent salary raise (about 50 K), plus summer salary, which makes him the least productive (scientifically) but highest paid full prof in the dept<br /><br />Release from teaching- he does a seminar course every once in a while <br /><br />no research personnel (I guess he didn't ask, as his research activities are non-existent)<br /><br />The previous chair got a permanent raise, although not as large; not sure about summer salary, but he did get a superpostdoc to run the lab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-56017189822671922642011-03-15T12:51:19.451-05:002011-03-15T12:51:19.451-05:00R1 public, big department (70+).
-No teaching
-$2...R1 public, big department (70+).<br /><br />-No teaching<br />-$20K stipend<br />-contribution towards a PDF salary (negotiable)<br /><br />there is also talk of making a portion of the stipend permanent, if you last the full six years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-43235924241302679992011-03-15T09:01:21.448-05:002011-03-15T09:01:21.448-05:00Our chair got:
1) a no-teaching load during his ti...Our chair got:<br />1) a no-teaching load during his time as chair<br />2) permanent salary increase<br />3) summer salary during his time as chair<br />4) money for research<br />We have a BIG department (60 faculty).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-66505974057719075222011-03-15T08:52:36.552-05:002011-03-15T08:52:36.552-05:00R1 private: 10K bonus stipend, course reduction (b...R1 private: 10K bonus stipend, course reduction (both standard - no negotiation necessary), "back up" support in case of grant proposal failures (not used); additional sysadmin for department (badly needed and long argued for). Also significant base pay enhancement, but I was way behind before that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-72258293735864229592011-03-15T08:29:27.341-05:002011-03-15T08:29:27.341-05:00One chair I know of got a full time senior post do...One chair I know of got a full time senior post doc to keep the lab running (the post-doc is a friend of mine). It means the lab has more publications now that the lab-head is a chair rather than less. But most don't get that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-72655698402879734372011-03-15T08:15:54.334-05:002011-03-15T08:15:54.334-05:00Dept chair: a course off plus summer money.Dept chair: a course off plus summer money.Dave Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472846910681816429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-32251349839332826552011-03-15T07:56:20.178-05:002011-03-15T07:56:20.178-05:00I know ours gets a raise and money for a tech (to ...I know ours gets a raise and money for a tech (to help keep their research afloat). I don't know about anything else. We have a head, not a chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-76825516415519465152011-03-15T07:33:18.082-05:002011-03-15T07:33:18.082-05:00As a department chair in a master's level inst...As a department chair in a master's level institution (no graduate program in my area): <br />- 50% teaching download <br />- better summer salary<br /><br />In addition, I insisted on a small raise in my base salary going into the chair position (it's "chair for life" around here, no fixed terms) because I really didn't want the position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-61575132149996776592011-03-15T03:16:56.485-05:002011-03-15T03:16:56.485-05:00At my last US position (small R1 uni) the chair go...At my last US position (small R1 uni) the chair got $10k extra salary, course reduction from 2/2 to 1/1, a RA, and new furniture.mOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-41333280049112662102011-03-15T00:46:54.272-05:002011-03-15T00:46:54.272-05:00R1 public, science: chairs get stipend based on ca...R1 public, science: chairs get stipend based on campus formula and department size, roughly $10k/yr. Dean adds one month (1/9) summer salary. Normal expectation is a teaching reduction by one course. Normally no negotiation is expected or encouraged over financial terms. Some departments have designated office for chair, some don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com