Questions tagged [negotiation]
The process of two or more parties attempting to find a mutually agreeable arrangement, usually with respect to salary, job requirements, benefits, and related aspects of a new job offer or promotion.
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Logistics of job offer negotiation
My question about the logistics of negotiating academic job offers (in particular salary) is two-folded. Is it best:
to simply point which items of an offer can the department improve on (e.g. salary,...
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Postdoc in the US: should one inform other departments of a received offer?
I got an offer for a postdoc in a great US university A. I am still waiting to hear from another postdoc position also in a great US university B. The search committee at university B mentioned that ...
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When to reply the email of a job offer?
I got an email with a written job offer for a faculty position in the US. A question that I never saw addressed is about the timing of replying to a written offer email.
Should I acknowledge and thank ...
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Different strategies to mentioning the need for negotiating a faculty position in the US
Today I received a written offer from a great US department in my field (Biology) and still did not reply to the email. I want to start negotiations about a few points in that offer, but I need also a ...
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Seeking Advice on Applying to a Competing University During Tenure Review
I am at a crucial point in my career and am in need of your collective insights. This year, I've applied for an associate professorship and tenure at my current institution, and my application has ...
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TVL Stufe in Germany based on previous degree
I hold two bachelors degree and after that went straight to finish a PhD degree. I have recently landed as a postdoc in a German university in the region Rhineland-Palatinate.
During the hiring ...
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Is it possible to negotiate the PhD topic?
I have expressed my interest in the work of a professor. She does not perfectly match my interests but there is a good amount of overlap. Turns out that she has a PhD position open, with undefined ...
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Negotiating the number of articles during PhD
I have contacted a professor at a prestigious university. They mention they'd be glad to have me as a PhD student, if some funding gets approved.
However, to complete the PhD program I am expected by ...
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Humanities Assistant Professor Startup Funding in the U.S
I was hired by an American state teaching college last year as a tenure-track assistant professor of humanities. The college did not offer me any fixed startup funding. Instead, I had to submit my ...
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Backing out of a signed tenure track offer due to changing legislation that alters tenure and abolishes DEI
I have a question related to potentially backing out of a tenure track faculty offer I signed. Ideally I'd love to get feedback from established faculty or others well-familiar with the black hole of ...
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Asking about PR sponsorship after receiving an offer for a non-tenure track teaching position
Suppose a candidate finishing their PhD (in mathematics) is applying for teaching-oriented positions at universities, such as Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Clinical ...
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How do I ask for an extension on an offer when waiting to hear back about another position?
I have received an oral offer from University A, but a few days later I got the interview invitation from University B and I attended it. I am still waiting for the interview result which could come ...
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Is there any room for negotiation on my PhD program stipend offers?
I am excited to have been accepted to a few PhD programs in public health. The two top contenders have both offered me full tuition remission, a stipend, and health insurance, but there is a ...
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Advice on start-up package negotiation in the UK
I just got a lecturer position at UK university. However, coming from the clinical field, I have no idea what items I need to negotiate. I know the research part of it but my colleague told me it is ...
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Faculty job negotiation - dual career and salary [closed]
I received a phone call from the department chair informing me that they are willing to give me an offer. Then, he sent me the startup sheet and asked me to send them my comments. This sheet contains ...
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US Assistant Prof salary negotiation with counter offer before going up for tenure
I'm an assistant prof. in a public US university. I have to go up for tenure this year. The department I'm in is somewhat mismanaged, with lots of politics and favoritism. Many have left the ...
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How to negotiate on heavy social tasks and administratives that weren't advertised when you signed a lecturer contract?
I signed a deal as an undergraduate specialized lecturer with job description that prioritized research (followed by teaching). The (Human Capital) HC outlined these job descriptions when she offered ...
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Should I negotiate research hours with my advisor in hopes of getting funding?
I've been working hard on research with my advisor, and he seems to be happy with my progress. I would like to get an RA position next semester.
Should I tell my advisor that I'm going to cut back a ...
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Postdoc in the UK, still in probation period. Can I still ask for a salary increase?
Basically the title says everything. I came from a very low ranked university outside the UK (Africa). During my PHD, I worked as a part time lecturer at another University in my home country for 1 ...
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Can I negotiate for a more senior position than the one specified in the job advertisement in the UK?
I am applying for a job in a public university in the United Kingdom. The job advertisement is for a Lecturer position. I already received an interview appointment.
However, I am considering ...
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How to negotiate salary raise after promotion to associate or full professor?
Several posts on this website discussed the negotiation process and tips for new faculty in US. However, I wonder if there are any possibilities or tips to negotiate the salary after being tenured and ...
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Can I back out a tenure track faculty offer?
Summary: Signed a contract with school A while waiting for decisions from school B. Now got offer from B, and want to back out of the signed contract with A
What is the best strategy to back out a ...
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I couldn't negotiate my postdoc salary during HR meeting, should I try days later? (I haven't received the formal offer yet)
I had a meeting with HR last week. During the meeting, the recruitment officer talked about a lot of things very quickly in the first 5 meetings: "you will receive a formal offer in the next few ...
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Invited to a meeting where I will receive a postdoc offer, what should I discuss/prepare the meeting?
I had a postdoc (field is computer science) interview 2 weeks ago. The HR team told me that the panel is willing to offer me the position and want to discuss the details in a 30mins Zoom meeting. This ...
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When do I say I can only start PhD late
I am applying for a PhD position in computer science in Europe. They specify a start date but say that it can be negotiated. Due to other circumstances, it is not possible for me to start until a ...
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Writing a large part of a grant as a postdoc
Background: I defended my PhD in 2018 and took a postdoc job with my same lab as a matter of convenience. The job had a 3 year contract, funded via an R01 grant, for whom my dissertation advisor was ...
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I have been shortlisted for a professor position in Germany (ranked 3 out of 4). What chances do I have to be offered the position? [closed]
I recently got to know that I am third in a shortlist of four candidates for a full professor position in a German university.
I am not that experienced about German academia, since I worked in other ...
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Split paper into two, one was accepted, is it fine to negotiate the rejected paper to be accepted?
I had a paper ready for journal publication, but decided to break it into 2 conference papers and submitted them to a conference.
Now, one of them is accepted but the other one is rejected! The thing ...
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How to negotiate a tenure-track assistant professor job offer in a very short time window?
I was just offered a tenure-track (60% teaching, 40% research) assistant professor job offer at a R1 University in the Southern U.S., but asked to make a decision in only three days. And he also ...
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What are the mechanics of negotiating a faculty job offer?
I would like to know the following. This is for the US.
Is the deadline in the offer letter a deadline to come to a finished negotiation, or a deadline to say you'd like the job and then to enter ...
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How much time should I allow for math postdoc candidates to accept or decline my offer?
For the first time in my life, I received a research grant that allows me to hire postdocs. The hiring procedure is very flexible, and I have complete control over the process, without any involvement ...
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Possibility of negotiating a better contract if I am offered an asst prof position?
I attended an interview last week for an asst prof position in math in a university in the UK that is much lower ranked than the universities where I did my PhD and postdocs, for instance, my PhD ...
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How do I go about negotiating an academic job offer?
There are many questions on this site that deal with what can be negotiated once one has received an academic job offer. However, I cannot find anything addressing the mechanics of when and how to ...
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Commercial company wants me to list all prior "inventions", give up everything not listed [closed]
I'm a post-doctoral researcher in computer science, but my next position will be in industry. I've been negotiating a contract with this commercial company to do R&D work (not while I'm employed ...
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How do I handle a Program Officer who simply will not execute an awarded contract?
I have been awarded a US DoD contract, which is stuck on the desk of the Program Officer. I have spoken to this individual, and indeed had positive conversations. However, for the last 15 (!) months ...
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Negotiating Part-Time Lecturer in Germany
I am interviewing for a part-time (50%) program-lead/lecturer position at a university in Germany. The position is to set up and lecture on a new master's degree program. I will be finding more out at ...
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Negotiations after winning a grant
I am a fairly new lecturer (within the last year) in the UK.
When I started my position, I did some negotiations and the uni was already happy to give me teaching relief for the probation period of ...
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Spousal hire for girlfriend in US university
I got a tenure-track academic offer in the US.
I am wondering how common/likely is to get the University to do a non-academic spousal hire for my girlfriend.
All the documents provided by my ...
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Typical start date for lectureship (UK context)
I received an offer for lectureship at a UK university. Their academic year starts in September. Usually (as far as I've seen), new faculty members start ~ 1 month prior to the start of the academic ...
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Negotiating for higher compensation TT position
Let's say you have a TT position at a good university A. Year 2 in the position, you receive an offer with higher salary from another university B with considerably higher salary.
You want to stay ...
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Negotiating 1-year delay to my Assistant Professor Offer
Recently I was offered an assistant professor position at a major R1 university. My problem is that I need to stay one more year in my home country due to Fulbright 2-year home residency requirement. ...
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Negotiating for a higher hourly rate for RA position?
I am a Ph.D student. A professor from another university is interested in hiring me part-time for a project that he just received funding for. I am interested in the work (to hone my own skills) but I ...
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Handling PhD funding offers that come before hearing back from all schools I applied to
So I applied to several PhD programs at different schools of probably different levels of selectivity and prestige. From a few of these schools I have been admitted and in contact with certain ...
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Have I 'spent' my negotiating power on higher salary, or can I further negotiate the TT startup offer?
I have an R1 offer in Engineering. The department and Dean, per my request, have offered me a very good salary competitive with my competing industry offers, as well as excellent lab space. However, ...
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Negotiating salary before in-person interview for an administrative position
I had an interview for an administrative (IT) position at a very prestigious US university. I had a second phone interview with an HR representative who asked for my salary expectation. I gave my ...
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Chasing up response to PhD offer
I'm asking this from the perspective of the future supervisor. After a round of interviews I approached the highest ranked candidate. My error was not including a deadline in the initial email.
Now ...
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Negotiating after receiving a lectureship offer in the UK
In Germany and in the US, usually people apply for multiple positions then start to negotiate with the universities that give them offers. For example, if you're offered a position from A and B, you ...
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Leveraging offers [closed]
I am currently working as a full time lecturer after two years of unemployment post disatorous tenure denial. I have two on campus visits lined up for associate professor positions. The lecturer ...
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What is a customary startup package for a USA Engineering TT position at an R1?
My colleague and I, both postdocs, are going to TT positions at separate R1 public universities. For various reasons, our advisers have little idea what present startup packages look like. I am in ...
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Assistant Professor at my state university, Research Scientist at my Ivy League, or both?
I am a Research Scientist at an Ivy League. I have been offered an Assistant Professorship at the state school. The Ivy League has suggested that if I take the professorship, I could stay on in a 20% ...
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