[INDOLOGY] What is an “Instructional Professor?”

[Dominik Wujastyk]

More or less so, yes.  Universities have long shamelessly exploited
early-career academics by hiring them on temporary contracts and assigning
them a large teaching burden.  This is well-known under the name "precariate
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat>".  Many within the university
system recognize how damaging and exploitative this is to junior academics
and are making efforts to improve the situation.  Calling such a hire a
"teaching professor" is a well-intended attempt to provide some dignity and
recognition to the employee and a better job title that may strengthen
their CV and improve future employment opportunities.   However, the
underlying problem of precarity is not solved.

Best wishes,
Dominik

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Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian History
University of Alberta
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