1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
The Department of Chemistry at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, one- or two-year position at the level of Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor, to begin August 2025.
Teaching responsibilities will include courses in biochemistry and general chemistry.
Salary: $59,000 - $64,000
Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. in chemistry or a relevant field or expect completion of such prior to employment.
Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested.
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Man, that salary range is very low, even for that area...
ReplyDeleteI think it's fairly on-point for the Midwest but I agree it's too low in general. I have a friend with a VAP in Chicago (higher COL) with pay of $65k annually--and they aren't even awarding the full year salary (only September to May). Do you have any days points for higher paid VAP positions?
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DeleteSurprisingly below median income for Northfield, MN
ReplyDeleteMedian households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023: $92,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023: $37,147
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northfieldcityminnesota/PST045224
While I don't think it is fair to compare a professor's salary to a household rather than per capita, the average medical doctor's salary is about 250k and as a chemistry phd who was in classes with future doctors who struggled with physics and gen chem, it is frustrating that 5 years of training in an intellectually challenging field doesn't get more.
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