Lecturers have a heavy workload - Lecturer Penn State Employee Review

2.0
Dec 23, 2014
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Pros

Students are great, Erie has a small town feel, if you like that.

Cons

LOTS of snow, very heavy workload for lecturers while still expecting tenure track levels of research. Turnover is very high among lecturers, pay is low, contract decisions are made late in the year and are very political.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

flexibility. I'm on a fellowship I won with a great advisor. It is not so good for others.

Cons

An inherently liminal position with severely reduced benefits.

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