Which job to take

[Yuja]

I am in the fortunate position of having 2 job offers - I need to take one as I'm being made redundant. My ideal is full time permanent but neither of these are. Like I say though, I need to take one of them and not sure which is best.

Job A
Full time but fixed term till end of July. I think it's fixed term because it relies on some government funding.

Hybrid - a little closer to home than job B.

Money - a little more than 10% higher than job B.

Job B
Permanent but part time (20 hours per week)

Hybrid - a bit further away than job A

Money - a bit lower than job A but the salary is reasonably good for both jobs.

If all things were equal I'd prefer job A a bit, but the fixed term aspect is making me nervous. I do have savings so if I was out of work for a bit it would be okay for a while but I'd rather not !

If you mean 20 hours of job B pays just 10% less than full time job A then definitely take B!

Otherwise I'd go for A. You can be looking for your next post while working. Or maybe they'll get the funding and extend it.

Oh sorry I explained the salary badly! Job A is 10% more than the full time equivalent of Job B.

What sector is job A in regards to likelihood of government funding?

@hanali broadly the university sector

I'd say have confidence in yourself and go for job A. You have two job offers, so you must have relevant experience for that sector and others, also you obviously interview well. If you can get two job offers now, there's no reason why others won't be forthcoming in the future. Also, even if you ended up with a couple of months of unemployment after, you'd have learnt more than in Job B, so would have more money behind you, or less debt if Job B would leave you struggling.

Job A. That's 7 months of good pay sorted, with a possibility of extension later.

Well the government are making noises about increasing university funding at the moment as they make education a big priority. There is a fairly decent chance funding will be strong plus the university will look great on your CV if it doesn't pan out. You can always ask three months from the end of the fix term on likelihood of contract extension which will give you plenty of time to look elsewhere if the prospects of continuing work at the university look negative.

If you need a full time salary then surely you just take the full time job?

Thanks all. @TheFlis I could live on a part time salary as DH is a reasonably good earner, but that is not my preference. I like to earn a decent salary myself too!