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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a frequent adjunct and I have to say that I disagree with many of the posters here.

I fully admit that my income is supplemental to my family and we are not dependent on it, but I make between $15K and low $30Ks a year adjuncting which is not small change for such little commitment. I also have another industry-relevant job, which is crucial to being able to be an effective professor in my field.

It's easy, and [b]I've been doing it so long [/b]that I don't have to prep beyond outlining a syllabus and giving each class some thought. My graded products are not written, so that also probably shaves a lot of time off of my commitment.

Agree that you need to know someone - HR is worthless. I was hired after my terminal degree graduation to teach a course. That's morphed into many courses here and there and my capabilities and specialties have grown. Still, I'd never get hired from the outside now. [/quote]

Is this in DC at a research university?

Also, of course, at this point it's easy--but OP has never adjuncted before, and the first year is the most time consuming. Also, depends on the courses you teach. Some, like the writing intensive courses, require a lot more time that those that only give exams.[/quote]

NP here considering an adjunct position. How many hours a week is this to make between $15 & 30k? I'm guessing that in the first year or so while setting up the curricula I'd barely be making minimum wage. But I loved teaching in grad school and want to try it a little more to see if I want to go that route.[/quote]

About 8 hours in class per week over two days. Essentially 6 credits/semester including summer earns me over $34k. That's the most packed my schedule could be. [/quote]

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