芝加哥學術生涯規劃 The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career

基本信息

Author John A. Goldsmith

Format:Paperback 272 pages

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Imprint:The University of Chicago Press

ISBN:9780226301518

Published:07 Sep 2001

Weight:508g

Dimensions:166 x 222 x 20 (mm)

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書籍簡介

《芝加哥學術生涯規劃:從研究生到終身教授》是一部學術人生的導航，為那些想在傳統學術領域裏擁有一席之地的人所作——比如大學四年級學生，或是考慮進入研究生院深造的人；當然也為幫助那些在學術之路上已有開端的人們，例如正在攻讀的博士生和即將履新的大學助理教授。我們的某些觀點或許對其他人也有所幫助：對看待學術界的不同視角感興趣的資深教授、不太瞭解學術生涯為何物的青年學者的父母、職業生涯規劃導師、研究生和青年教師的配偶，以及意欲探究學術圈奧祕的局外人。當然，對於想獲得美國研究生學位的外國學生，《芝加哥學術生涯規劃:從研究生到終身教授》一定也不會讓他們失望。

Is a career as a professor the right choice for you? If you are a graduate student, how can you clear the hurdles successfully and position yourself for academic employment? What's the best way to prepare for a job interview, and how can you maximize your chances of landing a job that suits you? What happens if you don't receive an offer? How does the tenure process work, and how do faculty members cope with the multiple and conflicting day-to-day demands?

With a perpetually tight job market in the traditional academic fields, the road to an academic career for many aspiring scholars will often be a rocky and frustrating one. Where can they turn for good, frank answers to their questions? Here, three distinguished scholars—with more than 75 years of combined experience—talk openly about what's good and what's not so good about academia, as a place to work and a way of life.

Written as an informal conversation among colleagues, the book is packed with inside information—about finding a mentor, avoiding pitfalls when writing a dissertation, negotiating the job listings, and much more. The three authors' distinctive opinions and strategies offer the reader multiple perspectives on typical problems. With rare candor and insight, they talk about such tough issues as departmental politics, dual-career marriages, and sexual harassment. Rounding out the discussion are short essays that offer the "inside track" on financing graduate education, publishing the first book, and leaving academia for the corporate world.

This helpful guide is for anyone who has ever wondered what the fascinating and challenging world of academia might hold in store.

目錄

Part I - Becoming a Scholar

* Deciding on an Academic Career

* Entering Graduate School

* The Mentor

* Writing a Dissertation

* Landing an Academic Job

Part II - The Academic Profession

* The Life of the Assistant Professor

* Teaching and Research

* Tenure

* Competition in the University System and Outside Offers

* The Personal Side of Academic Life

作者簡介

John A. Goldsmith is the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in, and former chair of, the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. John Komlos is a professor of economics, chair of the Institute of Economic History, and a former chair of the economics department at the University of Munich.