Student RA Position - Research Assistant Thomas Jefferson University Employee Review

- Academic Success Center hires anyone for tutoring

- Onboarding process is a bit long

This was the best humanities adjunct teaching position I've ever heard of. The tenure-track faculty and supervisors, were supportive, respectful, understanding and friendly. They were always willing and eager to help me shape a teaching schedule that fit my availability. To an great extent, they offered autonomy in my teaching schedule, materials, and methods. They offered feedback and help whenever needed or requested, and in return, my feedback was received conscientiously and led to meaningful change. The pay is among the best in the Philadelphia area, and much better than most.

The Thomas Jefferson University/Hospital system is slowly but clearly changing the culture and structure of the East Falls Campus, formerly Philadelphia University, and its programs. In my 5 years teaching there, the non-health-oriented programs all seemed to lose momentum and focus, especially the fashion and architecture departments. Humanities is clearly not a priority to Thomas Jefferson upper management, and the rub of this cold shoulder can be felt even by an adjunct professor in the form of emphasize on earning and productive and the slowly diminishing culture of respect for slow, intellectual work.