Marie's email prompted me to respond although I cannot apply for her position.
But I am going into phased retirement beginning fall 2014 and will be off every spring, for a few years, until I fully retire in 2019. The semester off will be negotiable (spring versus fall) as long as I do it in advance in a timely fashion based on when we commit to teaching, here, about 18 months in advance of a semester. That said, I cannot afford to live on half my salary, so I am hoping to find some additional work during the off semester. I decided to phase out because my hope is to be able to travel a little while I am still young enough to really enjoy the new places. However, I will need to find work and hope to teach in places I have never lived before, anywhere on the planet. Most of the US and, preferably, everything outside the mainland US is good :) Pretty much, only southern california would be "out" as far as broadening my horizons goes. One thing I'm considering is being a sabbatical replacement for a semester long sabbatical, as most sabbaticals do only last a semester. And, often, it's more difficult to find a person for just one semester. But how to find those types of positions? I am going to assume that there is no central clearinghouse where universities can post upcoming openings and people can apply for them. But it would be nice if there was. That way, many schools could probably find excellent teachers with a track record, rather than taking the (relatively speaking) unknown person. Maybe I will tackle organizing such a listing service with one of my "off" semesters. So, I'm throwing it out here for now, that starting in fall 2014 I'll be available. My specific area is cognitive, which is why Marie's email resonated with me, but I have taught a number of classes as emergencies and other opportunities came up over the years. If you've been around for a while, you know how it is...someone gets seriously ill or dies the first week of the semester and the chair cannot find anyone on such short notice. As a cognitive person I routinely teach research methods (cognitive types do tend to be research-oriented types) and I also teach intro routinely. I have taught developmental and social (I really like social). So, keep me in mind if you are someplace a person might want to visit for 5 months and know that a suitable sabbatical is coming up! All the usual credentials and letters will be available. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected] ________________________________________ Subject: Cognitive psychology visiting position From: "Helweg-Larsen, Marie" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:51:59 +0000 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22094 or send a blank email to leave-22094-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
