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Re: Instructor Load



Dr. Forinash:

On the December 1, 2000 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education there
is an article about the differences and unfair status of part-time
instructors, adjuncts, and non-tenure track instructors compared to
tenure track faculty. If I remember correctly, the authors of the
article rely on a comprehensive study of the problem. Probably that
article might help you in supporting your argument for a tenure track
position at your department, especially because the lack of benefits for
non tenured.

On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, kyle forinash wrote:

Hi;

We are considering hiring a full time lectureship position (masters
degree level- non tenure track) to teach undergraduate level lab
courses. Our labs are 2 credit, 3 contact hours a week each (but labs
don't meet the first or last week of the semester). I would
appreciate hearing what folks on the list think would be an
appropriate teaching load for such a position. A tenure track faculty
here would teach four courses of 3 credits each (three contact hours
a week each course) with a little more than a third of us getting one
course release time for research efforts.

I'll also take any advice on how to most effectively use this kind of
position. The trend in higher ed seems to be towards more lectureship
positions and away from tenure track positions- I have thus far been
unable to convince the administration that this ought to be a tenure
track position which is what we really need.

Thanks.

kyle
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kyle forinash 812-941-2390
kforinas@ius.edu
Natural Science Division
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, IN 47150
http://Physics.ius.edu/
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Wilson J. Gonzalez-Espada
Science Education Department
University of Georgia
wge@arches.uga.edu