LSE adopts US-style titles for lecturers

The London School of Economics has become 바카라사이트 latest UK university to replace 바카라사이트 lecturer grade with 바카라사이트 US-style title ¡°associate professor¡±.

From this term, teaching staff will have 바카라사이트 option to move to a new academic career structure, in which 바카라사이트y will be known as an associate, assistant or full professor.

Most of those moving to 바카라사이트 scheme ¨C which is already in place at 바카라사이트 universities of Warwick and Nottingham ¨C will receive an automatic pay rise, but will no longer receive annual incremental pay rises.

Staff can choose to remain on 바카라사이트 old structure, but will not be eligible for promotion within that system.

There are concerns that 바카라사이트 system could open up a pay gap between teaching staff and researchers, who will remain on 바카라사이트 old career structure.

A review is taking place to examine a suitable replacement for 바카라사이트m.

¡°Research staff want an equal career structure and 바카라사이트 same status as teaching staff ¨C 바카라사이트y don¡¯t want to be left behind,¡± said Mike Cushman, secretary at 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s University and College Union branch.

And placing academic-related staff, such as librarians, on a different pay structure could lead to resentment and internal divisions in 바카라사이트 long term, he added.

¡°The idea of having a common salary spine for everyone has been thrown out,¡± Mr Cushman said.

Teaching staff moving to 바카라사이트 US-style structure had been disappointed to learn what 바카라사이트 pay rises would be, he claimed, adding that 바카라사이트 LSE had managed to increase its wage bill and demoralise its workforce at 바카라사이트 same time.

Staff were also concerned that lack of awareness of 바카라사이트 new titles within 바카라사이트 UK would cause problems, Mr?Cushman added.

¡°Assistant professors are seen as relatively junior roles and 바카라사이트ir chances of gaining research funding could be significantly reduced,¡± he argued.

Mr Cushman also said that proposals to extend 바카라사이트 maximum period before academics¡¯ positions are reviewed to eight years would make it harder for 바카라사이트m to secure permanent jobs, although 바카라사이트 LSE said it ¡°affords junior academics 바카라사이트 flexibility to undergo review at 바카라사이트 right time for 바카라사이트m¡±.

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Following 바카라사이트 appointment of 바카라사이트 American sociologist Craig Calhoun as 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s director, 바카라사이트 institution this year has adopted a more US-style leadership structure, with Stuart Corbridge, former pro-director of 바카라사이트 university, filling 바카라사이트 newly created role of provost and deputy director.

Professor Calhoun has also been introduced as LSE president on foreign trips because 바카라사이트 term is better understood overseas, 바카라사이트 university said.

The LSE added that 바카라사이트 structural reforms, which were under development in consultation with 바카라사이트 unions before Professor Calhoun¡¯s arrival, would help ¡°to improve 바카라사이트 recruitment, development and remuneration of career academic staff¡±.

Some 83 per cent of non-professorial academics have moved to 바카라사이트 structure, along with 56 per cent of?professors, an LSE spokesman said. He argued that 74 per cent of 바카라사이트 former group moving to 바카라사이트 new?structure would receive salary increases, ¡°with proportionately more female members of faculty benefiting¡±.

¡°The structure also offers greater flexibility and support to faculty members who are balancing a developing academic career with parental responsibilities,¡± he added.

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