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The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career (Paperback, New edition)
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The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career (Paperback, New edition)
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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 be a rocky and frustrating one. Where can they turn for
good, frank answers to their questions? Here, three distinguished
scholars--with more than 75 years of combined experience--talk
openly about what's good and what's not so good about academia, as
a place to work and a way of life.
Written as an informal conversation among colleagues, the book is
packed with inside information--about finding a mentor, avoiding
pitfalls when writing a dissertation, negotiating the job listings,
and much more. The three authors' distinctive opinions and
strategies offer the reader multiple perspectives on typical
problems. With rare candor and insight, they talk about such tough
issues as departmental politics, dual-career marriages, and sexual
harassment. Rounding out the discussion are short essays that offer
the "inside track" on financing graduate education, publishing the
first book, and leaving academia for the corporate world.
This helpful guide is for anyone who has ever wondered what the
fascinating and challenging world of academia might hold in store.
Part I - Becoming a Scholar
* Deciding on an Academic Career
* Entering Graduate School
* The Mentor
* Writing a Dissertation
* Landing an Academic Job
Part II - The Academic Profession
* The Life of the Assistant Professor
* Teaching and Research
* Tenure
* Competition in the University System and Outside Offers
* The Personal Side of Academic Life
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