Mark Glickman wrote:
> : 22 hour/week
> : Indeed it's a half time job (50% appointment, essentially).
> : So now, $234/week after taxes makes $10.60/hour.
>
> Interesting arithmetic... all of our part-time lecturers
> are efficient enough to spend no more than about 10 hours
> a week on a class, so, Petr, you've just disqualified yourself
> by admitting your inefficiency!
>
> - Mark
Mark,
you might be interested to know that the University of Wisconsin in
Madison, where I live, regards teaching *one* four-credit class per
semester to be a 60% work load, which comes out to be about *25* hours
per week commitment. I believe this is a fair estimation how much it
takes to teach a large lecture course (200-300 students) at this
University.
On the other hand, your 10 hour per week figure might be a reflection of
some fairly aggressive cost saving tactics, rather then what it really
takes to teach *well* and be a good supervisor.
For you information, the base salary of a Lecturer at the University of
Wisconsin is about $33,000 per year with full benefits. As I said, one
course amounts to 60% appointment. The benefits package changes as of
last year: prior to 1999, you had to be in a Lecturer job at more than
50% for 6 months continuously before benefits kicked in, but the state
legislature changed that.
I believe that kind of compensation is fair and appropriate for any
community where education is highly valued. Does your situation
qualify?
Hope this helps,
- Petr
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