SU plans to hire 100 faculty over next 5 years
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Twenty tenure-track professors will be hired every year through 2023.
Syracuse University plans to hire 100 faculty members through 2023 as part of its Signature Hires Initiative.
The new hires will be tenure-track professors instead of adjunct faculty. SU announced in June that the university also plans on making cluster hires, which are groups of faculty who have shared research interests. Part of Invest Syracuse also involves providing SU’s schools and colleges with funding to attract faculty from underrepresented populations.
The hiring plan was announced in 2017. In January, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly said Invest Syracuse calls on SU to improve its academic research programs and reputation as a research university. In 2016, SU moved to the top tier research classification in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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The hiring plan was announced in 2017. In January, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly said Invest Syracuse calls on SU to improve its academic research programs and reputation as a research university. In 2016, SU moved to the top tier research classification in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
“The two prongs of Invest Syracuse really revolve around providing a world class experience to students … as well as advancing academic reputation, so faculty would be critical to that initiative,” Wheatly said in January.
SU’s schools and colleges were asked how they would distinguish themselves if given the opportunity to receive the signatures hires. A panel of faculty and administrators then identified the first 31 positions of the 100 total, SU announced in June. The cost of the new hires will be shared by the university and the schools and colleges.
Wheatly also said that the university chose to make tenure-track hires instead of adjunct faculty hires because adjunct professors typically don’t conduct research. Adjuncts are paid less than tenure-track faculty at universities across the country.
The signature hires should contribute to SU’s research reputation, provide real-world research experiences for their students and help the university recruit new students, according to a June SU News release.
Published on October 21, 2018 at 8:39 pm
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