‘I can’t plan for the future. I don’t have security or finance’
“Sinéad Pembroke is one of a rising number of academics reliant on precarious work. Sinéad Pembroke (31) used to think precarious work was a brief rite of passage for academics in the early stages of their careers. Now, she says, she realises it is her career …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 6 July]
Tags: employment, precarity
I too think that Irish universities should hire the best people on long-term contracts and become world leading. However, the best people available in the world might not be the people already employed at Irish universities today. I hope they are prepared for that reality.