En uns moments en què hi ha sobre la taula el nou Estatut del Personal Docent i Investigador espanyol (veure l’excel.lent blog de l’Enric Canela per a més informació), és interessant conèixer un exemple del que un professor universitari americà diu del seu horari i del seu temps. Naturalment cada professor-investigador és diferent, però em sembla un exemple interessant d’activitats que figuren clarament en l’horari (classes i tutories) i les que ni tan sols hi poden ser (peer review).
A What I Do With My Time del blog EduOptimists, s’hi esmenten al menys 8 categories d’activitats:
- (1) Independent studies
- (2) Teaching
- (3) Advising
- (4) Committee work
- (5) Research
- (6) State service
- (7) National service
- (8) Public engagement
La darrera part és la que correspon a l’activitat 2.0 d’aquest professor, sobretot en forma d’entrades de blog i de piulades a twitter. Aquest professor acaba, segons ell, d’aconseguir la tenure track, és a dir, esdevenir professor estable. Fa força feina.
I pel que fa a l’horari:
Monday-Friday: Up by 7 am, checking email for 15-20 minutes before starting commute at 745 am. Usually on a call or two en route to work. In the office in non-stop meetings and teaching from 830 am til 430 pm, rarely taking a break for lunch (ask my students- I hardly ever get to eat). Commute home, spend time with kids and have dinner. Back to work by 8 pm, working until 11 pm.
Saturday/Sunday: An hour of email each morning, 3-5 hours each afternoon, plus 2-3 hours each evening.
In the last year I estimate I worked 67-80 hours/week, and this represented a decline of about 5 hours/week from the prior year. I took no more than a total of a week’s vacation.
Did I mention my wonderful husband and children (ages 1 and 4)? Wouldn’t be possible without them.
No sé si es tracta d’un professor 2.0. Però s’hi comença a acostar.
Imatge: extreta de http://lawyerswithdepression.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/time-management/
Miquel, i el temps per preparar i justificar projectes on l’inclous?
P.D.: és una investigadora