TY - BOOK AU - Reis Richard M TI - Tomorrow's professor : preparing for academic careers in science and engineering SN - 9780780311367 AV - Q149.U5 PY - 1997///] CY - New York PB - IEEE Press N1 - 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 N2 - 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. ER -