---- "David M. Lawrence" <[email protected]> wrote: > An M.S. is useful -- more useful than a Ph.D., in fact -- for many types > of non-academic jobs, such as for consulting firms, government agencies, > and many non-governmental organizations. If you want to stay in > academia, though, you might have a problem. > > Dave > > On 4/4/2010 7:58 PM, Jason Hernandez wrote: > > I am nearly finished with my Master's degree in biology (anticipated date > > May 2010). ............... how often are there actually openings for > > applicants who already have Master's degrees and are not currently students? > > Jason Hernandez > > East Carolina University
The normal expectation for teaching in a community (junior) college is a master's or higher degree with at least 18 sch of graduate study in the teaching discipline, usually broadly defined, although many community colleges are now also specifying that the graduate specialty be in the general area of the teaching discipline of the assignment if other than general courses, rather than anyone with the requisite degree could teach anything. So, if the assignment includes microbiology, environmental biology, and general biology, the college might require a master's degree with specialization in microbiology that includes coursework in ecology or environmental biology. Used to, anyone with a master's degree in a field of biology might qualify. But the accreditation standard remains a master's or higher degree with at least 18 sch in the teaching discipline. Most community or junior college faculty members hold a master's degree, and not a Ph.D. Another academic position available to persons with a master's degree is that of instructional laboratory coordinator for lower division courses in a university department. This may or may not be a faculty position, but if faculty will usually not be tenure track (though it may be a continuing appointment). David McNeely
