Dive Brief:
- The number of higher ed job postings for adjuncts ballooned 37% in the past year with full-time faculty positions growing barely 3%, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs.
- The company, which hosts a career site for higher education job postings, also reported the number of actual jobs in higher education was down .5%, or 8,600 jobs.
- More job postings but fewer jobs could mean an increase in employee turnover that colleges and universities aren’t able to fill quickly enough to keep the job count stable, according to HigherEdJobs.
Dive Insight:
Last year, HigherEdJobs posted more than 159,000 positions to its career website. Its jobs data is based on a group of 890 schools that have subscribed to the company’s unlimited posting service for at least four years. When it comes to the student population, the National Clearinghouse recently released new data showing the number of students at community colleges is down slightly, due in large part to the improving economy. According to HigherEdJobs, community colleges saw the greatest drop in faculty and staff positions, losing 3.8% of its workforce or 2,700 jobs. The population of both groups at four-year nonprofits remained relatively stable.