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Negotiating a Job Offer

Understand the key elements of an academic job offer, negotiate wisely on tenure, salary, teaching load, start-up funding, and office space. Get insights on navigating the negotiation process effectively.

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Negotiating a Job Offer

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  1. Negotiating a Job Offer Tim Bralower Penn State University

  2. Elements of an Offer • Nature of Position; Contract Timeline; Tenure Clock • Salary (Usually 9 month) • Teaching Load • Start up • Space

  3. Nature of Position; Contract Timeline; Tenure Clock • Offer Letter versus Contract. Different Everywhere. • Make sure you understand the terms of your Contract. This is a Legal Document. Especially understand how long the term is and what it takes to be renewed. • Make sure that you read the fine print. • Tenure time line must be in writing in Contract or Offer. • Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

  4. Salary • Negotiating can be tricky. Many Departments face large Compression Issues. Many Universities have very rigid structure. • Get a Sense of the Range and Structure at the Institution and whether there are any Problems (i.e. Gender) • Get a Reading of Whether the Unit Leader is doing all she/he can (KEY) • Negotiate only so far; Ultimately you have to have some faith; You can be more Aggressive with Start up and Space

  5. Teaching Load • Go with the norm load for new faculty • Ask about course reduction in first year • Ask about course reduction ONE OR TWO YEARS BEFORE tenure file submitted

  6. Start up • The Most Critical Element of the Offer • Includes equipment, but some institutions offer RAs/post-docs/technicians, summer salary in first year or two, travel • Can be multi-year deal • Find out the norm offer when you Interview • Don’t give specific financial details until you have quotes/bids • Should not be a part of Search---but often is • Ultimately has a large Impact on Productivity • Do not sell yourself Cheap here

  7. Space • Very important that you be given adequate square footage and location close to colleagues • Make sure you get this in writing • You can negotiate hard here as in start up

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