Gary's New $400k "Teaching" Job?!
The Iowa Board of Regents and the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa have launched the search for its executive director with a job posting and salary range that could put the selected applicant on the same pay level as some university administrators.
The job description, officially posted June 19, sets the executive director salary range at $200,000-$450,000, depending on level of experience. According to Iowa’s state employee salary book for fiscal year 2025, UI treasurer and CFO Terry Johnson, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz, Vice President for External Relations and senior advisor to the president Peter Matthes and other university leaders all have salaries in that range.
Responsibilities of the future director include the “sole and exclusive authority” over recruitment, hiring and firing of center staff and authority to invite guest speakers, as well as planning and implementing center operations to accommodate the future six-credit-hour requirements in government and history it will have to offer.
“The Director will play a foundational role in building a nationally prominent center dedicated to free inquiry, constitutional thought, and civic education,” the job description stated.