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SYFROYH

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7. You're correct. Typically Visiting instructors are untenured and paid less, but they are often PhDs

Reply to crazylikafox (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 11:22 AM

Jul 2023

If these opening happened late in the academic year, it's normal to use a quicker, less stringent screening process associated with VIs to fill positions quickly. At my university, VIs typically earn about 60% of what new tenure-track Assistant Professor fetches.

What's interesting is that 30+ faculty left and only 10 VIs are being hired. Either the New College will be increasing class sizes by a lot or enrollment is way down.

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There are so many PhDs looking for jobs that they won't have any problems filling positions SYFROYH Jul 2023 #3

A visiting instructor is not a tenured professor crazylikafox Jul 2023 #5

You're correct. Typically Visiting instructors are untenured and paid less, but they are often PhDs SYFROYH Jul 2023 #7

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