Negotiating for a Faculty Position

Negotiating is advocating for what you need. The resources here will help you negotiate a faculty position offer that will enable you to launch your research program effectively.

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basics of negotiating even before you receive an offer.

Resources for Negotiating for a Faculty Position

Getting started
Recommended reading
Talk to people you trust
  • Just as you've done at prior stages of the academic job search process, it is critical to use your network during the negotiation stage. Make sure to consult new faculty who have recently gone through this process, and ask them how they navigated the negotiations, what strategies they found to be effective, and what they wish they had done differently.
  • If you are asked to provide a budget for your start-up needs, you will also want to ask members of your network for examples of what this looks like. See the Samples section for some anonymized sample budgets you can refer to.
Samples

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