Realize many in university settings may not be keeping careful tabs of these things, but curious how other universities/AMCs are handling things right now. We've already had a few threads discussing impact on students/interns, but I haven't seen anything for faculty. I'm in a major AMC right now that supposedly took a ~350 million dollar hit from COVID. So far the only impact on my day-to-day is frozen support accounts and they have halted retirement contributions til next July. I'm guessing the largest chunk of that hit is lost clinical revenue and idle grant effort, but they haven't been terribly transparent about it so I don't know for sure. As expensive as tuition is, I suspect it would be a miniscule portion of overall revenue at a place like this. The idle grant effort could be the biggest killer for soft-money places, but it seems very uncertain how all that will be handled. I see some small schools just flat out closing up shop, but am not hearing much detail about impact at the mid-large (R1/R2) places. In theory, they should be in a better place to absorb but I imagine that varies tremendously. For state institutions I am <guessing> effects may not be felt for another 1-2 years given how budgets are set.
I ask because I'm dabbling a bit in the job market this year. Was considering it pre-COVID, the last few months have made clear the emperor has no clothes, and I figured its worth at least starting to explore even in present times. Just looking to set expectations and see what I might want to be thinking about. I can conceivably fit across a range of departments (psychology, neuroscience, public health, and medicine are all in play). Some of the places I've been talking to vary significantly in type. Trying (as best I can) to figure out how stable the hard-money positions might be. Also not sure the etiquette of asking too many questions along those lines, nor am I confident a typical faculty member is well-poised to assess those. Just curious to hear what others are gleaning from their universities.
I ask because I'm dabbling a bit in the job market this year. Was considering it pre-COVID, the last few months have made clear the emperor has no clothes, and I figured its worth at least starting to explore even in present times. Just looking to set expectations and see what I might want to be thinking about. I can conceivably fit across a range of departments (psychology, neuroscience, public health, and medicine are all in play). Some of the places I've been talking to vary significantly in type. Trying (as best I can) to figure out how stable the hard-money positions might be. Also not sure the etiquette of asking too many questions along those lines, nor am I confident a typical faculty member is well-poised to assess those. Just curious to hear what others are gleaning from their universities.