1 The Compleat Academic

2 Section 1 Starting A Career

3 A Guide to PhD Graduate School Transition from undergraduate level to graduate study From learning what to learn how From learning texts, lecture notes and taking exams to learning research and trying to publish paper

4 A Faculty Position or A Postdoctoral Fellowship Attractions of a postdoctoral fellowship: Enhance marketability Broadening your research domain Facilitating the transition from dependence to independence Developing scientific skills Balancing personal and professional goals

5 The Hiring Process in Academia Three important characteristics: Autonomous Self-organized Self-starting individual Hiring process: Before interview Interview After interview

6 Job Outside of Academia Jobs of nonacademia: Companies Government Self-employed Differences between academic jobs and nonacademic jobs: Autonomy Time is money Collaborators

7 Section 2 Teaching and Mentoring

8 Tips for Effective Teaching Save everything Keep good records about how each class went Create teaching forms for dealing with student excuses, complaints Build a directory of useful phone numbers, addresses, and websites Do not try to reinvent the wheel

9 Manage the Faculty-Graduate Student Relationship Sources of research ideas in faculty- student collaborations The number of research directions Work with other faculty How many students to advise

10 Section 3 Research and Writing

11 Setting up Your Lab General principles: Make the most of what you have Invest your resources Invest your time wisely Are you excited about the research question? Is the research question related to the big issue you care about? Is the research issue you are considering important? Collaborate

12 Obtaining A Research Grant—The Grant Agency’s View Find your founders (NSF, NIH, Companies, Governments) Marketing your research idea Writing grants: State your aims Background literature Preliminary work Research design Staffing Clarify

13 Obtaining A Research Grant—The Applicant’s View Think up an idea Operationalize the idea Find who might be interested in your idea Write your proposal Solicit feedback on your proposal Get the proposal approved by your institution Send out the proposal on time Revise the proposal, if necessary Resubmit and explain what you have changed Get funded or start over?

14 Writing the Empirical Journal Article What should we write? How should we write? Accuracy Clarity For whom should we write? The shape of an article

15 Orientation to the Academic Environment Section 4

16 Power, politics, and survival in academia Classification of universities Structure of the university Power and Money Power within departments

17 Managing the department chair and navigating the department power structure Follow the leader, but first figure out who the leader really is Becoming known and becoming well-known Make yourself available Make yourself valuable Protect yourself at all times What to do when things “go south”

18 Wiring the ivory tower: the interface of technology and the academy Teaching Access—syllabus, previous exams, lecture notes, office hours… Distance learning Research Communication From absent-minded to just plain absent Dissemination Preservation Nuts and Bolts Computers, Hardware, and Software Electronic References Multimedia PowerPoint

19 Section 5 Diversity In Academia

20 The dialectics of race: academic perils and promises Academic pursuits in cultured context Principles of dialectical dynamics The dialectical synthesis Knowing how they work and setting your own agenda within context gives you the best chance for success.

21 Women In Academia Presentation of self The down side of compassion and cooperation Mommy or Earth Mother trap Overcommitment trap Interpersonal relationships Family issues Career aspirations Is academia for you?

22 Clinical Psychologists In Academia An additional layer of challenges for the clinical psychologist in academia that has an impact on all faculty activities Responsibilities of clinical psychology faculty member Research Teaching Service Clinical practice

23 Varieties of College and University Experiences Types of departments Small vs large Pure vs mixed Bereaucratic vs autonomous Mature vs immature Usefulness and limitations of departments as units Faculty culture/climate of the department Academic climate Social climate Administrative climate Resources available Expectations of faculty

24 Section 6 Keeping Your Edge: Managing Your Career Over Time

25 The academic marathon: controlling one’s career Getting started Managing your teaching load Administrative work Research: you remember research? Reading: staying on top of the field Faculty colleagues

26 Cont. Hitting your stride Research priorities Writing Getting reviews Providing reviews Self-promotion Dealing with the press Organizing your time Using the pipeline From priorities to task statements and time estimates Organizational aids Scheduling a day Dealing with students What not to do Should you move? Getting time to rest and gain perspective Life outside of work

27 Cont. Hitting the wall (and the rest of the race) Your biggest problems The number of evaluations The number of committees Keeping your career vibrant

28 Managing your career: the long view Thinking about the future Short-term planning (what should we do in this week) Medium-term planning (six-month chunks of time) Long-rang goals (what you want to do with your academic life)

29 Cont. Career plans: early career Publish papers Teach courses Talk to people Collaborate, but watch out Keep up with your field Go to national and specialty meetings Be willing to perform service Review papers Learn to balance “yes” and “no” appropriately

30 Cont. Career plans: Mid-career Writing review papers Writing books Becoming involved in national organizations Chair committees Working as an administrator Late-career direction Do not stagnate on the job Retirement: planning the end game

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