Higher Education Careers Beyond the Professoriate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cardozo, Karen, 1965-

Contributor:

Kearns, Katherine.

Palma, Shannan, 1977-

Series:

Navigating careers in higher education.

Navigating Careers in Higher Education Series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--Graduate work.

Universities and colleges.

Doctoral students--Vocational guidance--United States.

Doctoral students.

Graduate students--Employment--Vocational guidance--United States.

Graduate students.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Higher Education Careers Beyond the Professoriate is one of the first collections to explore PhD career versatility within higher education. The twenty-three contributors represent diverse disciplines, institution types, professional roles, and intersectional identities. Each thoughtful and personal essay explores firsthand what it means to remain in higher education, yet not in the traditional role of a professor. Topics include establishing new career paradigms, well-being and work-life balance, blended roles and identities, and professional work around advocacy and inclusion. Unifying the essays is the idea that career diversity is intertwined with other diversity discourse, yielding a broad-based but critical examination of careers in higher education administration. Though the doctoral landscape continues to change, a self-determined, values-driven attitude remains essential. This book offers powerful insight into cultural and structural barriers that inhibit institutional transformation and obscure the real range of PhD futures. Frank about both challenges and opportunities, these essays reveal how letting go of "track" thinking opens a constellation of possibilities and many paths to meaningful work and a fulfilling life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Higher Education Careers Beyond the Professoriate

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction: Navigating Disruption, Redefining Success

PART 1: CREATING, FINDING, AND OPENING CAREER DOORS

1 Let's Stop Saying "Career Path": Meandering Through a Career in Academia

2 "This Isn't What I Thought It Would Be": Building New Identities and Skills in the Academy

3 Getting from Here to There: Navigating Career Crossroads as a Black Woman Scientist

4 Contingencies and Possibilities

PART 2: INTER/DISCIPLINARY TRANSFER

5 Applied Humanities at Work in STEM Graduate Education

6 From Humanities Tenure Track to Medical School Communications

7 PhDs Going Rogue: From the Bench to the Library and Beyond

8 Finding Neverland: From Chimpanzee Research to Career Services

PART 3: CRAFTING BLENDED POSITIONS AND IDENTITIES

9 Embracing Both/And: Reflections from a Boundary-Spanning Pracademic

10 On Our Own Terms: Becoming an Independent Researcher and Writer

11 Ambivalent in a Good Way: On Both Staying In and Leaving Academia

12 From Stuck to Satisfied: Creating a Joyful, Balanced Life

PART 4: CENTERING PERSONAL VALUES, CULTIVATING WORK-LIFE FULFILLMENT

13 Finding Your Place, Finding Your Voice

14 Well-Being as a Guiding Light Toward a Fulfilling Career

15 Embracing Uncertainty: Following My Values Toward a Career in Faculty Development

PART 5: NAVIGATING INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND CULTURES

16 Horizontal Mentoring: The Positive Impact of a Diverse Graduate Student Professional Development Community

17 When One Door Closes, Another Door . . . Also Closes: The Rewards and Challenges of Work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

18 Cultivating Community as an Administrator

19 Queering Careers: LGBTQ+ Advocacy on Campus and Beyond.

Afterword: Fostering Career Versatility in PhD Education

Appendix A. PhD Characteristics of Essay Contributors

Appendix B. Current Employment Characteristics of Essay Contributors

Appendix C. Personal Identities of Essay Contributors

Annotated Bibliography

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61249-897-3

OCLC:

1417160612