Dean Jones says:

"Good!  Glad we have an agreement!

Here is the contract package that we have agreed upon:

**ONE guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years

**$1,449 for software to analyze data

**$15,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 65th percentile

**One graduate research assistant for THREE calendar years; in return, you agree to apply for external funding and you agree to list our university as your co-affiliation on any already-started projects.

**Required to teach four summer sessions, none of which count toward your teaching load

**Five-day a week teaching schedule.

Welcome to our university!"

Critique:

This was a pretty good agreement.  Reflect:  How did you get such a good deal?  What persuasive techniques did you use?

You got an above-average level of pay, and you got the resources to facilitate your research.  However, there is one resource that you did not address:  Time!  Teaching five days per week, plus teaching FOUR summer sessions, will really cut into your ability to write and to do research.  You might want to try again to see if you can get a better deal in those areas also.