Tail coverage and academics

[CajunGas]

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Will academic jobs typically cover tail insurance from your last job or are you usually on your own? Thank you

 

[norwood]

From your *previous* job? I suppose anything is possible if they want you badly enough, but that's typically either covered by your previous job (if they treated you fairly) or by you (if they didn't).

 

[IlDestriero]

It sounds like that would effectively be a signing bonus. The only people likely to command that level of incentive would be a very senior recruit, probably coming into a leadership position.

 

[pd4emergence]

I don't know what's typical. I switched from PP to academics a few years ago. Back then, there seemed to be a shortage of people going into academics and my tail was paid by my department. It's usually about double what your last year's rate. Mine would have been 20-25k or so. I probably would not have made the switch if they would not have paid the tail.