Navigating an academic career : a brief guide for PhD students, postdocs, and new faculty /
With the number of people being awarded PhDs growing far more rapidly than the supply of academic jobs, those at an early-career stage must think strategically in order to be competitive and successful. Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD students, Post docs, and New Faculty is a co...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. : Washington, D.C. :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; American Geophysical Union,
2020
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| Series: | Special publication (American Geophysical Union) ;
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Part I: The PhD Studentand Postdoc Years; Chapter 1 An Academic Career; Chapter 2 Traits of Successful Scientists; Chapter 3 Avoiding a PhD in Anxiety; Chapter 4 Getting Your First Academic Job; Chapter 5 The Academic Matthew Effect; Part II: Surviving and Thriving in the First Few Years; Chapter 6 Paper Writing Gone Hollywood; Chapter 7 The Perfect Department; Chapter 8 Ethics in the Real World; Chapter 9 Research Brand Identity; Chapter 10 The 1-Hour Workday; Chapter 11 Orchestrating a Powerful Research Group
- Chapter 12 Proposal Writing HacksPart III: Tenure and Beyond; Chapter 13 Mentoring the Middle; Chapter 14 Research Visits and Academic Growth Spurts; Chapter 15 On Leadership; Chapter 16 The Sustainable Professor; Chapter 17 A Scientist Looks at 60; Postface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Further Reading; Index; The author; EULA
