[Somean] Fw: Contract

Wed Apr 3 14:41:02 EDT 2024

I'm surprised to see that they expect me to buy a computer with the startup, especially since I heard from folks in both departments that they got their computers from a separate fund... How do you think I should address this? Especially since in theory negotiations are over... Here's what I'm thinking:

Thank you so much for sending me this contract. I have a couple clarifications after reading the specifics.

Since customarily primary work computers are not included in startup costs and I had been told by a few faculty from within the PSU departments that the cost of an initial computer comes from a separate fund from the startup, the amount that I asked for for the startup did not take into account the cost of a computer. Is there room for adjustment to account for this difference, perhaps either by raising the startup to $20,000 or allowing for the cost of my initial computer to come from the separate fund mentioned in the contract?

And lastly, seeing the benefits is great and helpful, but I can't seem to find information on the amount of the healthcare premium covered by the university vs. employee. Do you have this information or could you direct me to somewhere where I can find it?

Thanks again for your work on this, and I'm looking forward to signing the contract once we have these details cleared up.

Best,
Ariana

Mx. Ariana J. Steele (they/them)
PhD Candidate
Department of Linguistics
Ohio State University
Academic Website<https://www.arianasteele.com/>

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Dear Ariana, We hope you are well. We are sending you the formal offer letter, which contains all the details we negotiated over the last ten days or so. Could you please sign it and return it to us as soon as possible and no later than this
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Dear Ariana,

We hope you are well. We are sending you the formal offer letter, which contains all the details we negotiated over the last ten days or so.

Could you please sign it and return it to us as soon as possible and no later than this Friday, April 5?

All the best,

Tommaso and Alicia

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Head, Department of Applied Linguistics

George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics, Jewish Studies,

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The Pennsylvania State University

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