Dean Jones says:
While professional service and committee work are expected as part of the job, I don't see that you will need either the long-term service of a research assistant or a lighter teaching load to fulfill those service requirements. As long as we are discussing each other's "needs," let's talk about what I need from you:
First, I need you to be an excellent teacher. You appear to be, but teaching three separate courses is very different from teaching one class as a doctoral student, with already-prepared lectures, and a faculty mentor whom you can turn to for support. I don't want a steady stream of students coming to me and complaining about your teaching.
Second, I need you to be a productive researcher, involving many of your new colleagues in your projects, if that seem appropriate. We are up for re-accreditation, and I need several of our faculty members to be active, engaged, and collaborative researchers.
So you see, committee work and professional service are not as high of priorities for me.
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If it will facilitate your RESEARCH, then I will offer you one graduate research assistant for TWO years.
Here is the contract package I'd like to offer you:
**TWO guaranteed trips to a conference each year for two years
**One graduate research assistant for two years.
**$2,000 for software to analyze data
**$12,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)
**A nine-month salary at the 25th percentile.
**Required to teach two summer sessions, none of which count toward your teaching load
**Three-day-a-week teaching schedule.
Your response:
1. I accept your revised and generous offer.
2. Let's talk further about how I can contribute to our college's research portfolio.