On blogging while tenure tracking 20 Jul 2008 John Hawks has an excellent essay up (I don’t know how correct it is, never having been on a tenure track) on the merits and problems of being an academic blogger. Do read it. Administrative
Administrative Home, tired, and amused 10 Nov 2009 I arrived after a not-too-shabby flight on a Qantas A388. The American couple next to me couldn’t believe it was built by the French; I pointed out that a few other European countries also contributed. I actually slept for a while. Anyway, nothing sensible is going to come from me… Read More
Administrative While I move, a delay in posts 13 Jan 2011 I am about to move to Sydney, although the Brisbane flooding has caused me no end of problems. This will mean I cannot post for a while; perhaps two weeks, although I doubt it. I should be able to comment a bit. Please bear with me and don’t start reading… Read More
Administrative There will be slight delay 21 Jun 2007 … as I attend to a bunch of administrative, career and professional duties. Please be patient. Your thoughts are important to us, and the next trained monkeyoperator will attend as soon as possible… Read More
I’ve had friends on tenure track at a research university, Penn State. One of my friends was borderline in his published research. His advsors said that his student reviews were too good. He was told that he spent too much time helping students while he needed to spend more time on research. His advisors wanted to see average student reviews instead of exceptional student reviews. He was borderline in regards to the number of peer reviewed publication per year and he was denied tenure. Papa Beaver says that a research university might frown upon Assistant Professors spending time on a blog unless the respective Assistant Professor publishes twice as many peer reviewed articles than expected. Consult your local tenure advisers if exceptions apply.
I’ve had friends on tenure track at a research university, Penn State. One of my friends was borderline in his published research. His advsors said that his student reviews were too good. He was told that he spent too much time helping students while he needed to spend more time on research. His advisors wanted to see average student reviews instead of exceptional student reviews. He was borderline in regards to the number of peer reviewed publication per year and he was denied tenure. Papa Beaver says that a research university might frown upon Assistant Professors spending time on a blog unless the respective Assistant Professor publishes twice as many peer reviewed articles than expected. Consult your local tenure advisers if exceptions apply.