> The issue to me is the extent to which a person in such a position is > unfairly exploited. Of course
Other posters are correct that in mathematics any short-term position with a 2-2 or less load is usually considered a postdoc of sorts (though at an elite liberal arts college it may be a visiting professor position). I'll just add that math is fundamentally different from other sciences (if it is a science?) in the sense that there is not really any exploitative labor one can do for one's postdoc advisor without credit in pure math (is there?). My sense is also that tenure-track math positions at research universities *sometimes* have higher teaching loads than research science positions (2-2 or 2-1 versus 1-1 at mid-level, 1-1 versus 0-1 at high-level?), but that is only anecdotal, so don't kill me if I'm wrong about that. Also, $50-60K+ (and benefits) isn't exactly free labor, though certainly a lot less than one would get working for a hedge fund. - kcrisman -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
