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Chemical Engineering in Academia. What does a professor do?. James K. Ferri. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Lafayette College. Faculty Positions. Non-tenure Track vs. Tenure Track . Adjunct, Visiting, Instructor One to three year appointment Generally non-renewable.
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Chemical Engineering in Academia What does a professor do? James K. Ferri Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lafayette College
Faculty Positions Non-tenure Track vs. Tenure Track Adjunct, Visiting, Instructor One to three year appointment Generally non-renewable Assistant (Associate) One to three year appointments Renewable during probationary period “Up or out” Salary Scale: PUI Research (R-1) + $8,000-$12,000 Assistant $78,800 Associate $90,500 Full $115,900
Teaching Course Load: (varies by institution) Teaching-oriented: (3/3) Most (all) teaching and grading done by faculty Research-oriented: (1/1) Lectures taught by faculty; laboratory and recitation/quiz sections by graduate assistants Occasionally, lectures taught by adjunct or other non-tenure track instructors (Nearly) all grading done by assistants Example: A College in Easton, Pennsylvania 3/2
Teaching: evaluation of job performance Student evaluations: Written comments Student comments Peer observation Educational materials development Academic advising Good is not good. This seeks to provide perspective This is how to excel. Valued but not quantified. Example: Education materials development
Scholarship • Dissemination • Publications • peer reviewed • non-peer reviewed (conference papers, book chapters) • Presentations • invited seminars and public lectures (think LSS) • conference presentations • Support • Grants • NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD, NASA • EPA, FDA, … • Industry cooperation • sponsored fundamental and applied research • Professional development
Scholarship: evaluation of job performance • Dissemination • Publications • peer reviewed 1 paper per year is annual expectation • non-peer reviewed • Presentations • invited seminars and public lectures • conference presentations • Support • Grants • NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD, NASA • EPA, FDA, … • Industry cooperation • sponsored fundamental and applied research • Professional development Anything here is good Anything here is good (and might be necessary; see above)
Service Departmental Service: Standing committees: Outreach, Student Experience, etc. Operational activities (open houses, outreach, individualized learning experiences) Institutional committees: Standing committees: Judical, Compensation, Policy, …Ad-hoc (“for this”): faculty searches, special appointments Professional service: Organization of professional meetings Peer-review of journal articles and grant proposals