Faces of Campus

Work = Life of Campus

Weekly Schedule of a Lecturer, University of Lodz

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With the Weekly Schedule, the Exhibition WORK LIFE OF CAMPUS gives an overview on a typical weekly schedule based on the experiences and lived realities of scientists and students with care responsibilities at RESET universities. By this, the exhibition aims to highlight the variety of working processes, that need to be coordinated and organized within the working schedules and with care responsibilities and leisure time.

Take a look at one example by a lecturer at the University of LODZ.

Profession and Discipline: Lecturer, Literary Studies

Age: 51

Taking care of: 2 children (ages 22 and 17), 1 Dog

Freetime Activities: swimming, walks, gardening

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
06:00
Preparing Breakfast
Walking the dog
Getting ready
Preparing Breakfast
Getting ready
Preparing Breakfast
Walking the dog
Getting ready
Swimming
Preparing Breakfast
07:00
Commuting
Walking the dog
Commuting
Breakfast
Walking the dog
Walking the dog
08:00
Lecture
Home office:
E-mails, Organizational work
E-mails
Home office:
E-mails, Organizational work
Home office
09:00
Reading
Writing paper
Conference
Writing paper
10:00
Lecture
Faculty Council
11:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch, Housework
Education Quality Committee
13:00
Meeting with students
Lunch
Checking students' works
Preparation of courses
14:00
Shopping
E-mails
Lunch
15:00
School
Commuting
School
Commuting
Shopping
School
Commuting
School
Commuting
Exam
16:00
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
School
Commuting
17:00
Family Time
Housework
Walking the dog
Walking the dog
Dinner
18:00
Walking the dog
E-mails
Preparations of courses
Homework
E-mails
Gardening
19:00
Gardening
Walking the dog
Gardening
Housework
Cinema, Theatre, Philarmonic
20:00
Swimming
Family time
Family time
Family time
Meeting friends
21:00
Swimming
Reading
Watching TV
Reading
Meeting friends
To what extent is this your typical weekly schedule? Are there more frequent variations?

This schedule is rather schematic, taking into account the variety of activities during the week. It happens that some of them are intensified, e.g. before going to a conference or sending an article for publication. Then the scientific work actually dominates my entire working week. The schedule of the day/week is also changed by the absence or illness of family members, which forces everyone to reorganize their duties. When you live outside the city, such a schedule is closely intertwined with the seasons. In the summer, commuting to work and school takes much less time that can be devoted to research or rest.

How do you draw motivation and strength from your week?

I am most motivated by my own satisfaction with teaching and generally good interpersonal relations at work. When I see the effects of my scientific work and I manage to reconcile it with the organization of household duties, then I fully believe in my possibilities as a woman and scientist. However, I know that such an ideal situation is rare, so I try to appreciate every little positive aspect of my work and forget about failures.

Is there anything you would like to change about your weekly schedule?

Yes, when I work from home, I would like to be able to separate this time more clearly from caring responsibilities (children and elderly). However, this is not always possible. What’s more, as a mother, I know that a home office is one of the benefits of research work. However, experience has shown me that this asset can work against us, especially when it comes to women.

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