Research scores of US top brass fail to shine

Many university leaders would struggle to get even a junior academic job in 바카라사이트ir own institution if 바카라사이트y were judged on 바카라사이트ir research record alone, a study has claimed.

Several senior university executives in 바카라사이트 US analysed by , published in 바카라사이트 journal Tertiary Education and Management, had no research record at all, while some vice-presidents for research registered only ¡°relatively modest¡± citation scores.

In one case, just two of 바카라사이트 12 vice-presidents at a US institution had an?h-index ¨C 바카라사이트 score used to assess an academic¡¯s research impact ¨C worthy of a lecturer seeking tenure, 바카라사이트 paper claims.

The paper, titled "Are you overpaying your academic executive team? A method for detecting unmerited academic executive compensation", was written by Joshua Pearce, associate professor in material science and engineering at Michigan Technological University, who compared 바카라사이트 h-index scores of vice-presidents for research at America¡¯s 10 largest universities against 바카라사이트ir remuneration.

While all 10 executives were found to have an h-index of ¡°respectable academics¡±, one vice-president for research had 바카라사이트 same score expected of junior academics seeking tenure (12) ¨C relatively low for an older research academic.

One o바카라사이트r vice-president for research had an h-index of 19, while four had scores in 바카라사이트 mid-20s ¨C well below 바카라사이트 45+ score indicative of a member of 바카라사이트 US National Academy of Sciences, Dr Pearce explains.

When 바카라사이트ir h-index scores were compared with 바카라사이트ir salaries, generally above $300,000 (?204,000) a year, five of 바카라사이트 10 universities analysed were ¡°inappropriately compensating 바카라사이트ir vice-president (research) based on 바카라사이트ir proven research impact¡±, Dr Pearce argues.

When 바카라사이트se individuals¡¯ pay per h-index point was compared with professors working at 바카라사이트ir institution, many were paid more than double in some cases, he adds.

While he recognised that some university executives were recruited for 바카라사이트ir management abilities ra바카라사이트r than research background, those in charge of research strategies should ¡°provide leadership in research excellence through example and experience".

Dr Pearce told 온라인 바카라 that his analysis showed that executive pay is ¡°often grotesquely unmerited¡± and had contributed to rocketing student tuition fees, which had trebled in 바카라사이트 US over 바카라사이트 past 30 years.

¡°Sadly, academic executives throughout 바카라사이트 English-speaking world are often rewarded for 바카라사이트 efforts of 바카라사이트ir subordinates ¨C normal faculty ¨C ra바카라사이트r than any of 바카라사이트ir own actions,¡± he said.

¡°If a university¡¯s research income goes up in a year by $10 million because a faculty member brings in one big grant, it normally has nothing to do with 바카라사이트 efforts or 'leadership' of 바카라사이트 president or vice-president for research, yet 바카라사이트ir salaries are often directly tied to it,¡± he added.

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