tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35849993.post4230981426490734270..comments2023-10-14T21:05:30.573+09:00Comments on View from the fence: Uni Lecturers: You may want to rethink that PhD you're gettin'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35849993.post-19148908158686221012007-04-29T19:02:00.000+09:002007-04-29T19:02:00.000+09:00thanks for the comment joe (i get so few :( I'm pe...thanks for the comment joe (i get so few :( <BR/><BR/>I'm personally hoping that the pendulum swings in favor of those of us who have been here for a while. I work in a 2 year college that has Korean MA holders on the faculty with 'professor' status and pay. I'm just hoping that the laws will fall in my direction and get my pay up to pace with the other profs.Fenceriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529325305679031930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35849993.post-80043017268900819302007-04-29T15:25:00.000+09:002007-04-29T15:25:00.000+09:00You are right, that Korea is at a crossroads, inde...You are right, that Korea is at a crossroads, indeed. However, I think that since they are so worried about international rankings, and how to get Korean universities in the top 100, that they will start to hire more foreign professors. I think they want it both ways. They want to have the prestige without paying the professors what they deserve. Which way will the pendulum swing? I have an idea that the higher-ranked universities will start hiring, more qualified professors (not lecturers with an MA, but “real” professors complete with PhDs and a history of research/publishing). In order to do that, they will have to offer competitive salaries and someday even open the door to tenure.<BR/><BR/>The second tier universities will want to do this, but won’t have the ability to do this. They will try to get foreign professors, but they won’t be able to keep them. <BR/><BR/>There are an increasing number of full time lecturers here who are in the process of getting that diploma and the letters behind their name. If Korea doesn’t want to keep them, then there are other places in the world where they can go and be valued.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673778203788557804noreply@blogger.com