The Chicago guide to your academic career : a portable mentor for scholars from graduate school through tenure
John A. Goldsmith (Author), John Komlos (Author), Penny Schine Gold (Author)
Is a career as a professor the right choice for you? If you are a graduate student, how can you clear the hurdles successfully and position yourself for academic employment? What's the best way to prepare for a job interview, and how can you maximize your chances of landing a job that suits you? What happens if you don't receive an offer? How does the tenure process work, and how do faculty members cope with the multiple and conflicting day-to-day demands?With a perpetually tight job market in the traditional academic fields, the road to an academic career for many aspiring scholars will often
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1 online resource (xx, 310 pages)
9780226301495, 0226301494
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Becoming a Scholar; 1. Deciding on an Academic Career; 2. Entering Graduate School; 3. The Mentor; 4. Writing a Dissertation; 5. Landing an Academic Job; Part Two: The Academic Profession; 6. The Life of the Assistant Professor; 7. Teaching and Research; 8. Tenure; 9. Competition in the University System and Outside Offers; 10. Family, Gender, and the Personal Side of Academic Life; 11. Conclusion; Appendix 1: The Administrative Structure of a University; Appendix 2: Policies on Parental Leave and Shared Positions; Appendix 3: Tables; Notes; Bibliography