Doctoral Student Skills: Using Your Comparative Advantage to Succeed in Grad School and Prepare for the Job Market

ISBN-13: 9781032202426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 248 str.

Christopher L. Pallas

Opis

This book offers an overview of the skills doctoral students need to succeed in their studies and prepare for the job market. Revealing the often-hidden ruldes of graduate school success, it guides students through challenges like selecting a research topic, choosing an advisor, preparing for conferences, and getting published.

Spis treści

1. The Need to Develop Professional Skills, 2. Responding to the Job Market, 3. Developing a Roadmap to Marketability, 4. Finding Your Comparative Advantage, 5. Developing Your Research Agenda, 6. Engaging with Your Advisor, 7. Applying to Your First Conference and Writing an Abstract, 8. Attending Your First Conference, 9. Publishing Your First Article, 10. Winning Funding, 11. Getting Started in Teaching, 12. Managing Your Time and Motivation, 13. Going on the Job Market

O autorze

Christopher L. Pallas is Associate Professor of Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University, USA. He has been training and mentoring doctoral students in research methods and professional skills for over ten years. He is winner of the European Consortium for Political Research’s European Political Science Prize.