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Location: Alexandria, LA
Company: LSU
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: PHD - Academic Program



Job Responsibilities
Teach undergraduate economics 80% of my time. Committee work 15% of my time. Community service 5% of my time.
Job Requirements
High quality classes, I get all of the classes I want, I do all of my own grading, other professors are very collegial, workload is typically for a teaching institution.
Uppers
Commute to work, flexiblity in my schedule, working at home or office, support both textbook and staff execellent, technology training.
Downers
Low pay.
Lifestyle
40 hours per week, no weekend work, travel once a year, social events plentiful, dress code casual, not so diverse work force or student body.
Compensation
About $48,000 per year, full health benefits at low cost to me, tax free retirement benefits, and I do not have to pay the federal FICA tax.
Advice to Jobseekers
Most people work here since it is a chance to return to Louisiana, there home state. I came here because my only other job offer was in West Virginia, and being a native Floridian, I do not like snow.

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