Two Faculty Jobs at Once

By Paul Jump for Times Higher Education. The endless demands on modern academics' time are such that many feel they are doing the work of two people at once. Yet one Canadian academic apparently felt able to perform the roles of two professors 4,000 miles apart. Jonathan Hart was appointed professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Alberta in 2004. In 2011, he was also appointed professor of English studies at Durham University, in Britain. Neither was a part-time position, and it appears that neither institution knew about Professor Hart's dual roles until the facts came to light at the end of last year.
A spokeswoman for Durham confirmed that it no longer employed Professor Hart but declined to comment further on an "individual staffing matter."
A spokeswoman for Alberta said the institution had "become aware" of the fact that Professor Hart had also taken a position at Durham and was "looking into" the matter. Read more...