The best solution imho, but trust the older administrative types to not implement such a policy because it will affect them the most, just like in our political scene. Well we can hope though !
On 9 February 2014 13:57, Aaron T. Dossey <bugoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rather than a rather arbritrary age-based cutoff, why not allow attrition > based on lack of productivity? ie: if a department thinks they can get a > better crop of faculty, why not allow them to let some go in favor of > departmental improvement? (yes, this would probably mean an end to, or at > least a substantial modification of, tenure). > > https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Postdoc-Union/275402225908673 > > > > On 2/9/2014 1:46 PM, Judith S. Weis wrote: > >> Since women generally live longer than men, what reason, aside from >> discrimination, does China have for requiring them to retire 5 years >> earlier? >> >> >> >> In China academics (at least ecologists) have a mandatory retirement >>> age of 60 for men (can be extended to 65 if you're actively advising >>> graduate students), and 55 for women. When I asked a female faculty >>> member about that in a visit to China 2 years ago, she seemed very >>> accepting of the idea that opportunities had to be opened for young >>> scientists. >>> >>> My department is running a search for 2-3 new faculty members this >>> semester, and advertised an open-rank open-area opportunity. 650 >>> applied (I reviewed 250 applications), and we're interviewing 6. One >>> is an ecologist. I know of a search for a theoretical ecology >>> position this spring at another university, and I think about 55 >>> applied. I may put together an article about these searches later >>> this spring. >>> >>> David Inouye >>> >>> At 10:20 AM 2/9/2014, you wrote: >>> >>>> I've already received many, many replies in the first 48 hours >>>> since I posted my request. I've heard from more people than I can >>>> easily count--recent Ph.D.s, graduate students, even undergraduates >>>> with difficult stories of hard work, perseverance, and increasing >>>> despair that they will ever find work in the disciplines they've >>>> trained for. I will do my best to respond to everyone who's >>>> contacted me; if you haven't heard from me yet, it's only because >>>> there are so many others who have also poured out their fears and >>>> their frustrations. There are a great many people in our field who >>>> have found their calling, earned their degree, and now can find no >>>> way to support themselves--the invisible and disregarded of modern >>>> academia. Because many of you have expressed concerns about >>>> privacy, let me say that I won't share names, affiliations or any >>>> other identifying details unless the individuals involved grant >>>> their permission. If you or a friend have been hesitating out of >>>> personal concerns, please know that I consider every contact a >>>> confidence, and I don't intend to break that >>>> trust. >>>> - J. A. >>>> John A. <omnipithe...@yahoo.com >>>> >>> > > ATD of ATB and ISI > -- > Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. > Biochemistry and Molecular Biology > Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs Inc. > Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation > http://allthingsbugs.com/about/people/ > http://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs > https://www.facebook.com/InvertebrateStudiesInstitute > 1-352-281-3643 >
