Reply #11: The position is in the sciences; salary range 2100-3500. Which is low [View All]

[lindisfarne]

end of standard for the sciences, especially at the 2100 end. (It's not clear exactly what the class is but I'm assuming it's for a quarter or semester and about a 4-5 credit course). Anyone with a legitimate biology degree would go out and get a full time industry (non-academic) job before they'd take $2,100. Even community colleges pay more than that. Maybe the salary range reflects the caliber of biologist who would apply for such a teaching position.

A 14-week semester course meeting 5 hours a week = 80 hours teaching. Multiply by 3 to reflect (minimum) time spent preparing lectures, meeting with students, preparing and grading exams, grading other assignments. 320 hours. Even $3500 works out to just over $10/hour.