Senior faculty renewal at research universities: Implications for academic policy development

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur L. Crawley
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Academic Policy ◽  
Faculty Renewal

Negative Returns to Seniority: New Evidence in Academic Markets

ILR Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernt Bratsberg ◽  
James F. Ragan ◽  
John T. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
College Faculty ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Match Quality ◽  
Economics Faculty ◽  
Faculty Research Productivity ◽  
New Evidence

Recent research has suggested that the long-observed negative association between seniority and pay among college faculty largely reflects below-average research productivity of senior faculty—a possibility that most earlier studies did not examine. Overlooked in both waves of studies, however, is match quality. Because the higher quality of the faculty/institutional match implied by higher seniority should, all else equal, result in higher salaries, failure to account for match quality inflates the estimated returns to seniority. Indeed, that positive bias, the authors find, is roughly equal in magnitude to the negative bias caused by failure to account for research quantity and quality. When they account for both match quality and faculty research productivity in an analysis of data on economics faculty at five research universities over a 21-year period, the authors estimate that, holding experience and other factors constant, the penalty for twenty years of seniority is 16% of salary.

scholarly journals Metropolis and Post-truth Politics

2019 ◽  
pp. 204-221
Author(s):  
Howard Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Academic Policy

This chapter discusses the experiences of the International Metropolis Project which began in 1996 with the vision of enhancing immigration and integration policy through an application of empirical research. Conceived as a network among policy officials, researchers, and civil society, Metropolis works to encourage research that is useful to policy, to have research used in policy development, and to improve the lives of those affected by migration, the migrants—those in their destination societies, and those in their homelands. Following the bridge symbol of its logo, Metropolis fosters the building of strong working relations across the academic, policy, and civil society sectors on an international scale. The underlying belief is that the research–policy gap is more effectively bridged through interpersonal relations than through traditional research dissemination practices. The confidence established through these relations may serve to fight the rise of post-truth politics in the migration field.

scholarly journals Road to Success: A Guide for Doctoral Students and Junior Faculty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viswanath Venkatesh
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Phd Programs

This book provides guidance and tools to help PhD students and junior faculty members successfully navigate and mature through the various stages of an academic career. Senior faculty members can use this book as a source of ideas to advise their PhD students and junior colleagues. This book presents knowledge that is seldom imparted in PhD programs, and organizes the same as advice and tools related to achieving success at research, teaching and service, all while maintaining work-life balance. The advice and tools provided are based on years of experience of the author and guest contributors, who have successfully navigated many of the same challenges and mentored many PhD students and junior faculty members. This book is suitable both for those who seek careers in research universities or universities that promote greater balance across research, teaching and service.

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