Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty
Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty
McDonnell, Jeffrey J.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
03/2020
96
Mole
Inglês
9781119642107
15 a 20 dias
172
About the Author ix
Part I: The PhD Student and Postdoc Years 1
1 An Academic Career 3
2 Traits of Successful Scientists 7
3 Avoiding a PhD in Anxiety 11
4 Getting Your First Academic Job 15
5 The Academic Matthew Effect 19
Part II: Surviving and Thriving in the First Few Years 23
6 Paper Writing Gone Hollywood 25
7 The Perfect Department 27
8 Ethics in the Real World 31
9 Research Brand Identity 35
10 The 1-Hour Workday 39
11 Orchestrating a Powerful Research Group 41
12 Proposal Writing Hacks 43
Part III: Tenure and Beyond 47
13 Mentoring the Middle 49
14 Research Visits and Academic Growth Spurts 53
15 On Leadership 57
16 The Sustainable Professor 61
17 A Scientist Looks at 60 63
Postface 67
Acknowledgments 69
Notes 73
Further Reading 77
Index 81
About the Author ix
Part I: The PhD Student and Postdoc Years 1
1 An Academic Career 3
2 Traits of Successful Scientists 7
3 Avoiding a PhD in Anxiety 11
4 Getting Your First Academic Job 15
5 The Academic Matthew Effect 19
Part II: Surviving and Thriving in the First Few Years 23
6 Paper Writing Gone Hollywood 25
7 The Perfect Department 27
8 Ethics in the Real World 31
9 Research Brand Identity 35
10 The 1-Hour Workday 39
11 Orchestrating a Powerful Research Group 41
12 Proposal Writing Hacks 43
Part III: Tenure and Beyond 47
13 Mentoring the Middle 49
14 Research Visits and Academic Growth Spurts 53
15 On Leadership 57
16 The Sustainable Professor 61
17 A Scientist Looks at 60 63
Postface 67
Acknowledgments 69
Notes 73
Further Reading 77
Index 81