Dear Rayner,
thank you for your explanation. It is a fact that most British academics
are (relatively) poorly paid. The cost of living here is certainly not
lower than that in the USA. We would like to pay more to attract staff from
across the globe, but there are certainly funding limitations.
Best wishes,
Edwin
Edwin R. van Teijlingen MA, MEd, PhD
Department of Public Health & Dugald Baird Centre for Research on
Women's Health
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
Tel. +(44)-1224-552491
Fax. +(44)-1224-662994
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Web address http://www.abdn.ac.uk/public_health/phstaff/phevt.htmi
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Garner
Sent: 28 March 2000 06:59
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Subject: Re: Job advert
Edwin van Teijlingen wrote:
>
> I am not sure who Rayner Garner is and in which world she moves, but most
of
> the grant holders on this EU funded study earn less that the mean salary
of
> the £22,579-£34,634. As a lecturer in Sociology at a British university
> with some ten years of research experience and a considerable number of
> publications I earn about £26,500 p/a before tax.
>
It was not my intention to offend anyone by my comment. I am retired
from practice, and am presently living in California. On a recent visit
to Britain it certainly seemed to me that the cost of living was as high
if not higher than here in the States. The salaries seem to be very low
considering the cost of living, and the qualifications required for the
post being offered.
Rayner Garner
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