Has anyone left the federal government for academia?

[Anonymous]

There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

[Anonymous]

Are you a political? When you say rules you mean the ethics rules?

Are you trying to do this outside of your job but stay in government or are you trying to leave?

To answer the question, not personally but have many friends who have. As long as you work with the ethics office you’re fine

[Anonymous]

lol. You’re not getting health insurance or a pension as a lecturer.

[Anonymous]

I only know people who have done the opposite, including myself. Are you independently wealthy?

[Anonymous]

I know people who have left for tenured professorships or high level administrative posts. An untenured lectureship? See the PP above asking if you are independently wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

Why do people do this??

Just bc you know a subject well and/or have experience doesn't make you a (great) teacher.


Do you know anything about lesson planning? Curriculum? Classroom magmt? How to deal with XYZ scenarios? Test design? Grading rubric?

[Anonymous]

Can’t you be a lecturer as a fed anyway? It’s like the only job outside allowed - education w a defined curriculum/syllabus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only know people who have done the opposite, including myself. Are you independently wealthy?

+1. I know many people including myself who left academia for government.

[Anonymous]

Another +1. Many professors in my field have day jobs at the Smithsonian and teach a grad class once a week in the evening. Teaching undergrads is no fun.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I left DOJ (I have a JD) and got a terminal degree in English. I wouldn’t advise anyone to do it. The only jobs available are adjunct or lecturer, and they pay less than min wage when you figure in prep time and paper grading. And the jobs at the for-profit schools basically require you to call every student who doesn’t show up and beg them to come back. Real jobs at 4 year colleges and universities? Like tenure track? Ha, ha, ha….just think of them as not existing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

Why do people do this??

Just bc you know a subject well and/or have experience doesn't make you a (great) teacher.


Do you know anything about lesson planning? Curriculum? Classroom magmt? How to deal with XYZ scenarios? Test design? Grading rubric?

Lol, The high school teacher who thinks their information is relevant has entered the chat…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

Why do people do this??

Just bc you know a subject well and/or have experience doesn't make you a (great) teacher.


Do you know anything about lesson planning? Curriculum? Classroom magmt? How to deal with XYZ scenarios? Test design? Grading rubric?

Lol, The high school teacher who thinks their information is relevant has entered the chat…

+1 this is about college. Classroom mgmt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

You sound hopelessly clueless about what being a 'lecturer' entails. In my area, you need to have a PhD to lecture, and you also make less than minimum wage. People do it on the side when their kids are in college, but no one leaves a federal job to be a lecturer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

Why do people do this??

Just bc you know a subject well and/or have experience doesn't make you a (great) teacher.


Do you know anything about lesson planning? Curriculum? Classroom magmt? How to deal with XYZ scenarios? Test design? Grading rubric?

Lol, The high school teacher who thinks their information is relevant has entered the chat…

+1 this is about college. Classroom mgmt?

Cute that Op thinks she can waltz in and automatically become a college professor...?
Her qualification: former fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many rules about what I can and can’t do outside of work. I’m thinking of trying to become a lecturer or something at a university.

Why do people do this??

Just bc you know a subject well and/or have experience doesn't make you a (great) teacher.


Do you know anything about lesson planning? Curriculum? Classroom magmt? How to deal with XYZ scenarios? Test design? Grading rubric?

Lol, The high school teacher who thinks their information is relevant has entered the chat…

+1 this is about college. Classroom mgmt?

Cute that Op thinks she can waltz in and automatically become a college professor...?
Her qualification: former fed.

We don’t know what “former fed” means. I have a friend with an MD PhD who works as a scientist at EPA and has published a ton. Plenty of schools would want him. An SEC paralegal with a master’s in liberal arts? Lol, no.