Reis Richard M

Tomorrow's professor : preparing for academic careers in science and engineering - New York: IEEE Press, [c1997] - 416 p

PART I Setting the Stage
Ch 1 The Academic Enterprise
Ch 2 Science and Engineering in Higher Education
Ch 3 New Challenges for the Professoriate

PART II Preparing for an Academic Career
Ch 4 Your Professional Preparation Stategy
Ch 5 Research as a Graduate Student and Postdoc
Ch 6 Teaching Experiences Prior to Becoming a Professor

PART III Finding and Getting the Best Possible Academic Position
Ch 7 Identifying the possibilities
Ch 8 Applying for Positions
Ch 9 Getting the Results You Want

PART III Looking Ahead to Your First Years on the Job - Advice from the Field
Ch 10 Insights on Time Management
Ch 11 Insights on Teaching and Learning
Ch 12 Insights on Research
Ch 13 Insights on Professional Responsibility
Ch 14 Insights on Tenure
Ch 15 Insights on Academia: Needed Changes

Tomorrow's Professor is designed to help you prepare for, find, and succeed at academic careers in science and engineering. It looks at the full range of North American four-year academic institutions while featuring 30 vignettes and more than 50 individual stories that bring to life the principles and strategies outlined in the book.

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