The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA seeks applications for an Assistant Adjunct Professor on a without salary basis. Applicants must understand there will be no compensation for this position.

https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF04991?fbclid=IwAR3y2PNnr5lSwYXSqrc76UNt6VZa-iieOznIGWiMiLTK_eYNyZacDmBpiKE

Responsibilities will include: teaching according to the instructional needs of the department. Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry, or equivalent discipline and have significant experience and strong record in teaching chemistry or biochemistry at the college level.

The University of California, Los Angeles and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscriminatioHarassmentAffirmAction

  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    The perks are, according to the replies, that you get to supervise students and do research officially with the university I guess. I think the strategy from a potential hire's side is that you teach 3-4 classes as a lecturer, get some sort of barely livable wage, formally associate yourself with ucla in this way by teaching a free course, and hope that lands you a real professorship elsewhere eventually. So essentially it's literally paying in exposure. Now, co-advising a ucla phd thesis probably actually does help your CV quite a bit, and maybe lands you a tenure track position at a small college, but ofc still exploitative as fuck.