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[kassem2k]

Hi,
I am an Interim Chair (Biol Sci) and applied for the permanent position. What would be the salary I will ask for?
Thank you.

[txloopnlil]

It varies widely.  You best bet would be to ask someone at your institution.  Some universities provide a set stipend in addition to salary for the chair, others pay the chair on a 10, 11, or 12 month basis instead of 9 month, and some new chairs negotiate a higher base salary.   Given the current budget, my institution last week made some poor humanities professor take on chairing not one, but two departments, with NO salary increase and only a single course load reduction. 

[sciencephd]

You will ask for 6.

[shrek]

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[tee_bee]

It varies widely.  You best bet would be to ask someone at your institution.  Some universities provide a set stipend in addition to salary for the chair, others pay the chair on a 10, 11, or 12 month basis instead of 9 month, and some new chairs negotiate a higher base salary.   Given the current budget, my institution last week made some poor humanities professor take on chairing not one, but two departments, with NO salary increase and only a single course load reduction. 

How can an institution "make" some one chair a department. Why wouldn't this professor offer a hearty "f**k you" to the evil b@stards who would ask someone to do this on a 9 month salary? Did this prof say "sure, but I ain't doin' a lick of admin work in June, July, and August"? This is really sick.

And yes, asking for at least a 10 month contract makes sense. But ask for 12, and see what happens. And if they don't offer it, you might want to say no. There's no point giving yourself this headache without a bit of additional pay.

[brixton]

Oh yes there is.  If you look at the other people in your department and consider they could be making your teaching schedules, running your department meetings, and writing your reviews, the notion of being chair is sweet indeed.

[oatmeal]

OP--The first thing you might do is to see if there is an administrative policy on salaries for a chair. Sometimes there is a stipend and then an amount to change your salary from 9 or 10 months to 12 months. I would suggest that you work out how much you would take for becoming permanent chair and use that in negotiations. The key, I think, is to get the base salary up as much as possible. I would also urge you to negotiate a "retreat strategy" back into the regular faculty once your term ends. This is important and many chairs that I know do not do this. For example, negotiate for an administrative leave (6 months min.) which is not considered a sabbatical (and keep your sabbatical clock going or keep the years--if that is an option). Good luck!