Navigating an academic career : a brief guide for PhD students, postdocs, and new faculty / Jeffrey J. McDonnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonnell, Jeffrey J., author.

Contributor:

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.

Series:

Special publication (American Geophysical Union) ; 74.

Special Publications ; 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Vocational guidance.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher.

Academic writing.

Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 82 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. : Washington, D.C. ; American Geophysical Union, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I The PhD Student and Postdoc Years p. 1

1 An Academic Career p. 3

2 Traits of Successful Scientists p. 7

3 Avoiding a PhD in Anxiety p. 11

4 Getting Your First Academic Job p. 15

5 The Academic Matthew Effect p. 19

Part II Surviving and Thriving in the First Few Years p. 23

6 Paper Writing Gone Hollywood p. 25

7 The Perfect Department p. 27

8 Ethics in the Real World p. 31

9 Research Brand Identity p. 35

10 The 1-Hour Workday p. 39

11 Orchestrating a Powerful Research Group p. 41

12 Proposal Writing Hacks p. 43

Part III Tenure and Beyond p. 47

13 Mentoring the Middle p. 49

14 Research Visits and Academic Growth Spurts p. 53

15 On Leadership p. 57

16 The Sustainable Professor p. 61

17 A Scientist Looks at 60 p. 63.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.

ISBN:

9781119642213

1119642213

Publisher Number:

99983888110

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.