University of Arizona FAQ

Relatively high payment compared to the local living cost

Bad dependent benefit. Dependent cannot even pay to be covered by health insurance.

Good Benefits and discounted access to U of A events

Mixing Academia and Health Care provides unique challenges

Employee benefits are decent and qualified tuition reduction is offered.

Universities tend to pay very little to the bottom level 'worker bees' and deans and directors make hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is a lot of bureaucracy and getting anything done takes time and persistence.

Listen to your staff, they may not have PhDs but they have great, efficient ideas.

Good, paid housing and such

Occasionally long and unusual hours.

Great benefits, 401k match if vested

401k required, even for hourly workers