Academic Jobs Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH Professor and Department Chair Health Policy and Management Scientist, Center for Biomedical Informatics R ICHARD M. F AIRBANKS S CHOOL OF P UBLIC H EALTH INDIANA UNIVERSITY - IUPUI
Data from the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates 2003 – 2015 Brown ‐ Podgorski, Holmes, Golembiewski, Jackson, and Menachemi (2018) Forthcoming AJPH
Agenda • Overview of the hiring process in academia • Work ‐ life in academia • Basic fundamentals of negotiating a salary • Tips for a good job talk • Tenure vs. non ‐ tenure positions
The Process • Search committee (4 ‐ 5 folks) • “Charge” by Dean/Chair based on need • Job announcement developed and disseminated (words matter!) • Applications received (takes time) are screened (takes more time) • Committee scores and discusses (for “fit”) top applicants • Phone/Skype interviews ~5 ‐ 7 individuals • Campus visits ~2 ‐ 3 individuals • Robust itinerary (meetings: faculty, students, administrators, other stakeholders)– dinner meeting(s) • Input from stakeholders to search committee • Search committee recommendation to Chair/Dean • Decision Negotiations
Work ‐ life in Academia* Funding Preferred Publishing Teaching Expectation Service Expectation Expectation Outlets Schools of Medicine High Clinical & health Relatively low: Less university, more journals Medical student? Residents? professional service Postdocs? Schools of Public Moderate Health journals Moderate: University service and Health Can include undergrad, professional service masters, & HSR doctoral Schools of Health Lower Health & clinical High teaching load: More university service, Professions journals Can include undergrad, less professional service masters, & non ‐ HSR doctoral Schools of Business None Business journals Lower if publishing in “A+” More professional journals, otherwise moderate service if publishing in to high “A+” journals, otherwise more university service Other Schools exists Variable Variable Variable Variable (e.g., Nursing, Public Administration, etc.) * These are Nir’s opinions based on his limited, biased, and incomplete observations. Disagreement is invited.
Introduce yourself. Who are you? Previous experiences, career aspirations Traditional format: Intro, motivation/importance, methods, results, discussion Encourage questions –indicator of audience interest/engagement Show case your: methods acumen, Comm. skills, answ er questions, discuss implications, future agenda Practice before a live audience -ask for guidance from Search Chair
Negotiating a salary • Nerve ‐ racking for those lacking experience • Be informed • Review salaries survey • Public universities typically have publically available salaries • $alaries vary by: • School (e.g., Medicine, Public Health, Business) • Expertise/specialty (Outcomes research, qualitative methods, economics) • Job expectations (course load, funding expectations) • Money matters, but less so than other important aspects in a first academic job • Protected time • Mentorship availability and commitments • Organizational culture and norms are a “fit” • Trust of supervisor, leadership
Somet Sometimes referred mes referred to as to as Tenure vs. Non ‐ tenure Track “Clinical” or “Research” track “Clinical” or “Research” track • Tenure ‐ track • Non ‐ tenure track • Research • Vary widely but typically have a more specific focus on either research • Teaching (higher funding expectations) or • Service teaching (heavier teaching load) • University type: Carnegie Classification • R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest research activity • R2: Doctoral Universities – Higher research activity • R3: Doctoral Universities – Moderate research activity • Master's Colleges and Universities (M1, M2, M3) • Baccalaureate Colleges
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