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What are the perks of being a tenured professor at U.S. universities, besides having academic freedom?
For instance, one of my professors went to Princeton (for his undergrad math degree) for free, because his parents are tenured faculty at Princeton. Is such a benefit available to tenured faculty at ...
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Do newly hired professors have to take a drug test before they start? [closed]
In U.S., Canadian and European universities do new professors have to pass a drug test before starting their career? Or is it only required when they are promoted to full-time tenure professors?
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Research on career path after tenure denial?
I am looking for a study on the career path of professors after they are denied tenure.
Specifically, what percentage of these
get a tenured or tenure-track position at another institution?
get a ...
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What's the point of maintaining a CV after tenure?
Once you have tenure, presumably you're never going to have to search for a job again. However almost all professors have a CV on their website, and fairly recent ones. Why? They already made it.
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What's the average retirement age in the universities in British (UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ) system?
In UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ, they don't seem to have a set retirement age. However, when do faculty members actually retire, or 'have to' retire (due to peer pressure, for example)?
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What is the average tenure-track duration in the USA?
I am a postdoc and will be up in the tenure-track job market in the near future. Just want to know what the average duration one has to work on tenure-track. Is this duration negotiable or there is a ...
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What is the difference between permanent faculty positions in the UK and tenured faculty positions in the US/Canada?
Is there any technical as well as practical differences between the two academic positions, one being a permanent faculty position in the UK (or Australia/NZ and other similar systems) and the other ...
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Should someone who wants tenure (or a research position) have hobbies totally unrelated to their work?
Or in Sean Carroll's words, is it true that "you are better off if your hobbies are nothing like your work"?
Carroll, Sean. "How To Get Tenure at a Major Research University:
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Are politicians attempting to destroy tenure?
Apparently, Iowa's politicians intend to enrich the tenure experience by annual gladiatorial games at state schools, regardless of tenure:
those being evaluated below some threshold shall be ...
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What is the promotion rate of professors in United States?
I'm writing an essay, and want to know the promotion rate and average duration from assistant professor to associate professor and associate professor to professor in recent years. Sadly I don't know ...
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Are there any actions professors can take online to contribute towards "service requirements"?
I would like to fulfill my service requirements for the tenure review process. My question: Is it possible to help fulfill these requirements through on-line activities? E.g. Mentoring students ...
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Difference between publishing textbooks and publishing research for acquiring tenure
I've noticed that a few of my professors have written their own textbooks, but they only did so after they had already published many research articles and presumably become tenured at my university. ...
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Tenure vs nontenure jobs
I'm trying to understand an excerpt from a New Yorker article about the mathematician Yitang Zhang. The excerpt is included at the bottom. If possible, please help clarify Yang's point about tenure ...
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How common is it for tenured professors to retire?
It seems like some professors choose to retire, while others love their job so much they don't stop doing it until they die (or have health issues that make them unable to work). Which situation is ...
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What steps can faculty and staff take to promote excellence in, and importance of, teaching?
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Faculty don't think teaching is as important as their other responsibilities; how do we change that?
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I've been working in academia for a long time and whenever I see instructors ...
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