Derek Messacar

Associate Professor, Memorial University. All opinions are my own.

[Department of Economics @ECON_MUN]

🗓️Reminder: We'll have @AdamLavecchia as a visiting speaker in our department tomorrow (Thursday 28 March). Dr Lavecchia will present on taxation and migration in Canada and this talk is open to the public. See you there! #economics #nlpoli @memorialhss

[Department of Economics @ECON_MUN]

🗣️ Economics Visiting Speaker: Dr Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud will present on the economics of Canadian immigration levels on Monday March 18th, 2:30pm, GA Hickman (Education) bldg, room ED-2018A. This talk is free & open to the public. #nlpoli @memorialhss @MemorialU

[Department of Economics @ECON_MUN]

📢We're hiring! Our department is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor at @MemorialU St. John's campus. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2024. See details at https://t.co/qd8pgYodkl @memorialhss #EconTwitter #econjobmarket #AcademicTwitter

[Canadian Labour Economics Forum @CLEForum]

Join us for the 2023-2024 CLEF Webinar Series!

Season opener on Sept 29 at 1-2pm ET: "Enrolling in Bad Times" by Peter McHenry (William & Mary).

Full schedule: https://t.co/OW6v7B1kpH.

To register, send an email to [email protected] with "CLEF Webinar" in the subject line.

[Department of Economics @ECON_MUN]

📢We're hiring! The dept of economics is seeking applications for a tenure-track position at rank of Assistant Professor, commencing Jan 1, 2024 (negotiable) at the St. John’s campus @memorialU @memorialhss. Apply by July 31st 2023. Details: https://t.co/oSvkM76Mcc #EconTwitter

[Canadian Labour Economics Forum @CLEForum]

We've extended the 2023 Best Paper Prize submission deadline to February 25. Winners will win money and present their work in a special session at the CEAs in Winnipeg. PLEASE encourage the young labour economists in your networks to submit. https://t.co/4jk6DjbezN

[MUNFA @MUNFaculty]

MUNFA's Executive has submitted this letter to Senate to express our full support for @MUNSU35's motion for academic amnesty, extension of deadlines, tuition refund, and pass/fail option for students. Students have been put in an untenable position by this administration +

[MUNFA @MUNFaculty]

Thank you to @cupe3902 for this powerful statement of solidarity! ✊ #FairDealAtMUN

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@MemorialU ratio

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@MemorialU Put this in the CA.

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@MemorialU Collegial governance at every other university in Canada encompasses both academic AND ADMINISTRATIVE matters. Nobody is falling for your efforts to misinform and redirect.

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@MehmetEfe_Caman @MUNFaculty Crisis

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@MemorialU's campaign of disinformation will not work. @MUNFaculty are too well-informed. It's time for this university's leadership to act like leaders and agree to a #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNL.

[Christine Arnold @ChristineA_MUN]

@MemorialU @MemorialU these messages need to cease… Instead, we encourage you to read and review examples of active collegial governance across Canadian universities. We assure you that it exists for both academic and administrative matters… #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNL #MUNFaculty

[Dr Lynn Gambin @LynnGambin]

A great morning to throw even more support to our bargaining team as they head back to the table in our fight for a #FairDealAtMUN ✊

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@RussAlanWill Now that we know who *can* join the picket lines, let's consider what it says that workers @MemorialU *not* on strike feel the need to stand outside in the cold to protest. #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNL

[The Telegram @StJohnsTelegram]

"We are fighting for roles and responsibilities as academic staff members that will ensure Memorial University is recognized as a thriving, not surviving institution," writes MUNFA member Christine Arnold. https://t.co/rK48DoNxyg

[Robin Whitaker @rgwhitaker.bsky.social @rgwhitaker]

Rally tomorrow in support of @MUNFaculty strike for a #FairDealAtMUN!

St. John's Campus
When: Friday, Feb. 3, 12 pm
Where: Outside Arts/Admin Building, St. John's campus

Grenfell Campus
When: Friday, Feb. 3, 2:30 PM
Where: Sir Richard Squires Building

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@rgwhitaker In this section, I drop everyone with an admin responsibility listed in the data. So in principle the pay comes from non-admin work, but there may be some misreporting of job duties. And please note I updated this section based on feedback about clinical pay for medical faculty.

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

I wanted to better understand how Memorial University's faculty compensation stacks up against other similar institutions across Canada. So I took a few minutes to look into it.
https://t.co/dlX30DSNmF

[Derek Messacar @DerekMessacar]

@tammyschirle I considered this, but two problems. (1) Not all institutions report job title, only name and pay. (2) MUNL's reporting is a bit unclear, e.g., former President and highest-paid on the list appears as "Full Professor" so sorting the data correctly would be tough.