Achieving academic promotion / edited by Marian Mahat and Jennifer Tatebe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mahat, Marian, editor.

Tatebe, Jennifer, editor.

Series:

Surviving and thriving in academia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Promotions.

College teachers.

College teachers--Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

United Kingdon : Emerald Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This book demystifies the academic promotion process by bringing together international perspectives - both personal accounts and reflections on the structures and processes of promotion in different contexts - to help you understand the steps you can take at any stage of your career to move up the ladder.

Contents:

Prelims

Foreword

Part I: Scholars' experiences and personal reflections on academic promotion

1. Demystifying the academic promotion process

2. From perilous to permanent

3. Being female in academia

4. Raising the bar: landing your first academic position in US higher education

Part II: International perspectives on the structural and institutional processes of academic promotion

5. Academic promotion in the UK: your guide to success

6. Academic careers and promotions in Finland and Austria: system and institutional perspectives

7. The academic market in Latin America: challenges and opportunities for early career scholars

8. Promotion within the academy

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781787569010

1787569012

9781787568990

1787568997