Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty

ISBN-13: 9781119642107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 96 str.

Jeffrey J. McDonnell

Spis treści

Preface viiAbout the Author ixPart I: The PhD Student and Postdoc Years 11 An Academic Career 32 Traits of Successful Scientists 73 Avoiding a PhD in Anxiety 114 Getting Your First Academic Job 155 The Academic Matthew Effect 19Part II: Surviving and Thriving in the First Few Years 236 Paper Writing Gone Hollywood 257 The Perfect Department 278 Ethics in the Real World 319 Research Brand Identity 3510 The 1-Hour Workday 3911 Orchestrating a Powerful Research Group 4112 Proposal Writing Hacks 43Part III: Tenure and Beyond 4713 Mentoring the Middle 4914 Research Visits and Academic Growth Spurts 5315 On Leadership 5716 The Sustainable Professor 6117 A Scientist Looks at 60 63Postface 67Acknowledgments 69Notes 73Further Reading 77Index 8

O autorze

Jeffrey J. McDonnell, University of Saskatchewan, Canada