02-22-2021, 06:37 AM
(02-22-2021, 04:49 AM)DJC link Wrote:I think that you will find that academic tenure is limited to some high ranking professors in a few countries such as the USA, Canada, and Germany. Most academics are on short-term or ongoing contracts and in Australia many are casual employees.Melbourne Uni is full of tenured academics on big money who teach 12 hours a week contact hours and complain about it. The Arts area including the old VCA is a tenure goldmine. Lots of academics who have been there 20 years plus just waiting to collect that pot of gold super which they have been building up at 12% plus.
I actually think that the tenure system was antiquated, subject to abuse and did not encourage quality research or teaching. Casual and short-term employment may be the contemporary norm, but it certainly doesn't encourage research and teaching. I would prefer to see academics on fixed term or ongoing contracts ... but that's way off topic.

