American Association of University Professors issues recommendations on dual-career couple hires
Some months back, Science Careers focused on the challenges facing dual-career academic couples looking for work. On Wednesday, the American Association of University Professors issued a report, entitled Recommendations on Partner Accommodation and Dual Career Appointments (2010), that highlights the great complexity of the issues involved. On the one hand, providing career opportunities for the partners of first hires "can be an important part any work/life balance initiatives" at universities, the report states. On the other hand, providing positions for partners in an era of crowded job markets and tight budgets "may present other difficulties that must be anticipated." These […]
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