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For Faculty
A link to several scholarly and professional career guides for academics.
The first year (s)
- getting started with teaching
"How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School" - this publication from the National Academies Press should have many helpful ideas for successful teaching.
- finding your feet as an independent researcher
A resource with helpful tips things you need to know during your first year in a tenure-track faculty position, including setting up and staffing your lab, balancing the demands of teaching and research, and obtaining funding.
- writing proposals
The University of Michigan has an online guide to writing grant proposals that covers the elements necessary to improve the chances of having your proposals accepted.
The Culture of Academics
- Dealing with Colleagues, Staff and Students
A resource on dealing with students from CIDR at UW.
- Responsibilities, Expectations and Rewards
Mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students is an important role of a faculty member. For information and helpful tips on successful mentoring relationships, see the University of Michigan's handbook on this topic.
The publication "Mentoring for Academic Careers in Engineering: Proceedings of the PAESMEM/Stanford School of Engineering Workshop" has advice for mentoring students wishing to pursue careers in academia.
Information on providing mentorship to students interested in careers in industry; the National Academies Press publication "Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering" may be a useful resource.
- Life/Work Balance
A special issue of Academe, which contains a host of information and suggestions for balancing an academic career with family life.
The Tenure Cycle
- The Process
A guide on "Surviving and Thriving in Academia," with particular attention to tenure.
How to Survive the Tenure-Track, a guide and checklist of things to keep in mind.
- History/expectations (research record, teaching, funding ..)
A list of expectations from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
- How to schedule/prepare your record, etc.
Good practices regarding tenure preparation and evaluation.
Life after Tenure: Next Steps
- Mid-career changes/corrections
This publication from PAESMEM on "Finding mentors and setting priorities, maintaining momentum after tenure" near the end of the publication offers advice for those who have just received tenure.
- Adapting to changes (scholarly and in funding)
Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force (1990) from the National Academies Press gives suggestions for adapting to changes and the importance of maintaining a flexible outlook in engineering.
- Expectations for next promotion step
Expectations for promotion to department chair – deciding if the position is right for you, determining the necessary requirements, and learning the roles and responsibilities of the position, from the American Council on Education.
Academic Leadership
- Developing as a leader in Academia
The Academic Leadership Online Journal has a host of information pertaining to leadership development in academia, including what makes a good leader, how to prepare for a leadership position, and how to deal with opposing opinions.
"The Joys of Leading an Academic Department" by Mos Kaveh. This paper looks at the benefits of holding a position of leadership in an engineering department.
- Books on developing leadership skills, especially for academic positions:
Academic Leadership: A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department By Deryl R. Leaming
College Deans: Leading from Within By Mimi Wolverton and Walter H. Gmelch
Connecting Leadership to the Brain By Michael H. Dickmann and Nancy Stanford-Blair
Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It By Kouzes and Posner
Field Guide to Academic Leadership: A Publication of the National Academy for Academy Leadership edited by Robert M. Diamond
Life as a Professor
- The Plateau and need for renewal
- Global trends (education/research)
A paper on "Breaking into the Guild Masters Club: What We Know About Women Department Chairs at AAU Universities," by Debbie A. Neimeier, Cristina Gonzales.
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