A guide to academia: getting into and surviving grad school, postdocs and a research job

INDICE: Preface xiAcknowledgments xiii1 Preparing for Entering Academia 3The Hard Truth About the Academic Life 3Getting a Head Start as an UndergraduateVolunteer 5The Undergraduate CV 7Finding Your Research Interests 7Summary 82 Applying for Graduate School 9The Hard Truth About Applying to Grad Schools 9Master’s Degree versus Ph.D. 11Apply to People not Programs; and Finding a GoodFit 12Contacting Professors 14The Graduate Application 16Statement Letter 17Graduate Record Exam (GRE) 19Write a CV 20Reference Letters 21Get aWebsite/Cards 21Recruitment Weekend 22Summary 233 Graduate School 25The Hard Truth About Grad School 25Seminars 28Tool Up Early 35The Notebook and the Pencil 36Different Kinds of Advisors 36Candidacy 37Working with Other Graduate Students 40Classes 41Publications 42Being a Teaching Assistant 45Tips on Managing Your Time 46Picking a Dissertation Topic and Writing Your Thesis 51Choosing a Committee 52Grants and Thesis Proposals 53Meetings/Societies 54Knowing When to Finish 56Summary 574 Finding a Postdoctoral Position 61The Hard Truth About Finding a Postdoc 61Types of Postdocs 63What a Postdoc Does 65A Postdoc That’s Not a Postdoc 65Summary 665 Postdoctoral Positions 67The Hard Truth About Postdocs 67Beingthe New Guy or Gal in the Lab 68Advisors 69Running Out of Time 71Summary 736 Applying for Jobs 75Applying for Jobs 75Applications 76Job Interviews 78Research Presentations 83Typical Questions You Are Asked in a Job Interview 85Not Getting the Interview/Job 86Getting an Offer 87Summary 887 Assistant Professor 89The Hard Truth of Being an Assistant Professor 89Negotiating Start-Up 90OtherConsiderations Before You Actually Start Your New Job 93How to Spend Your Money and What to Expect 96The First Year 97Hiring People (Technicians, Students)98Finding Graduate Students 100Making a New Course 102Service 105Getting YourFirst Grant 106Getting Papers Out 109Mentoring Committees, Reviews 110Tenure Package and Reviews 110Summary 1128 Special Considerations forWomen and Minorities, and Balancing Work and Family 115The Hard Truth About Being a Minority in Science 115The Hard Truth About Being aWoman in Science 116The Two-Body Problem 119Balancing Work and Family 119Appendices 1211 Example Undergraduate Curriculum Vitae 1232 Example Graduate Student CV 1263 Example Thesis Proposal 1314 Example Job Cover Letter 1385 Example Research Interests for Job Application1416 Example C.V. for Job Application 1467 Example Teaching Statement and Philosophy for Job Application 1548 Example Extra Statement for Job Application (Curatorial Statement) 1579 Example Chalk Talk for Job Interview 16010 Example Start-UpWish List 16211 Review Package Summary Presentation 165Glossary 167Index 173

• ISBN: 978-0-470-96041-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 23/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés