Originally posted by: mfbf
I have no problem with a college doing a search and trying to incorporate minorities into the department assuming the qualifications are the same. Here is my dilema. I was hired two years ago as a visiting lecturer and have done a lot over the two years getting the class back up to a high standard. The department was in danger of students transferring during their Junior year to different colleges before I came. Now they are hiring a tenure track position and I (white male) am up against two minority applicants. My question is it is fair for them to hire me for two years and do the work of a tenure track employee with the promise of being hired and now when it is time, I am in danger of not getting the position because of factors not under my control?
Cliffs
1. worked two years in place of a TT position
2. Hiring for the position but am up against two minority applicants
3. Fair if I don't get hired?
Just because you work at a lecturer does not, in any way, give you seniority for tenure-track faculty position. The two things are completely different. There are so many factors they will be looking at: publication, dissertation, 8 billion other things that could set you or the other applicants ahead-- and then you will have a committee of people, possibly with much political infighting, deciding on who to hire.
So I think you might be simplifying it too much by saying you are all "equally" qualified besides race or gender. NOw if you are more qualified then I could say it is fair to be irritated.
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