John M. Darley Mark P. Zanna Henry L. Roediger III Gray Ross The Compleat Academic John M. Darley Mark P. Zanna Henry L. Roediger III 11/7/2018

A guide to PhD graduate school PhD work varies drastically from graduate and undergraduate work Undergraduate and graduate teaches facts PhD teaches how Motivation is the driving factor to success Genius is not required 11/7/2018

What the faculty want from you? Self-concept adjustment Faculty show how to do research and scholarship Self-esteem should be drawn from being a researcher and scholar 11/7/2018

Vita building Begin immediately on vita creation You are your vita Not unusual to have a blank vita initially Analyze once a month and decide how to improve the vita Most effort should be spent in publications 11/7/2018

After Graduation: Faculty or Postdoc? Advantages of a postdoc Enhanced Marketability Broadening your research domain Facilitating the transition from dependence to independence Developing scientific skills Balancing personal and professional goals Disadvantages of a postdoc You cannot be your own boss Not a fast-track career Short-term appointment Financial support 11/7/2018

Hiring process in academia Your faculty references Three recommendation letters Find possible jobs Do not let geographic or lifestyle preference rule out otherwise excellent jobs The vita Teaching experience and evaluation A list of courses you could teach Publications 11/7/2018

Before your visit Advanced travel plans Research the institutions and the department before your visit Find out before (or during the visit) as much as you can about the search process The Talk preparation What to talk about Who will be the audience Length and structure of the talk Practice 11/7/2018

After the visit Time to receive word may be weeks if not months Prompt delivery of material promised at the interview Expenses and receipts delivered in timely manner to chair 11/7/2018

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, email addresses, and websites Do not try to reinvent the wheel

Managing 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

Setting Up Your Lab Determine Desired Lab Type General Principles Start small and make sure your lab works with the people you have before adding more Find out your own comfort zone (No. of people, projects, collaborator) General Principles Make the Most of What You Have Invest Your Resources Invest Your Time Wisely Collaborate 11/7/2018

Obtaining a Research Grant Advantages of a research grant Provide funds to do your research Help support students Free you from responsibilities you wish to delegate to others Provide summer salary Mark you as a serious scholar and can help you when it comes times for promotion and tenure decisions. Funding Universities, governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and corporations 11/7/2018

Writing the empirical journal article How should you write First strive is accuracy and clarity Good organization and standardized format Write simply and directly 11/7/2018

Shape of an article The introduction The method section Examples of examples, The literature review Citations Criticizing previous work The method section Give your readers a feel for what it was like to be a participant 11/7/2018

Shape of an article The results section Setting the stage Present evidence that your study successfully set up the conditions for testing your hypotheses or answering your questions. The method of data analysis Presenting the findings Give the forest first, then the trees. Figures and tables On statistics Every comparison between groups or relationship between variables should be accompanied by its level of statistical significance. 11/7/2018

Shape of an article 4. The discussion section either be combined with the results section or appear separately 5. The title and abstract Title: 10-12 words, fully explanatory when standing alone Abstract: not exceed 120 words. Be compact. 11/7/2018

Orientation to the academic environment Doctoral/Research universities Extensive - award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines Intensive - award at least 10 doctoral degrees per year across three or more disciplin, or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall Research university It has more than $20 million of federal research expenditures in a year. 11/7/2018

Power, politics, and survival in academia Power and money In universities, faculty generate money by teaching (via tuition and state funding) and by research (grants) Teaching is a local market and research is a national market. Competition for the best faculty is intense, and faculty who generate large amounts of grant money are powerful on campus. Power in a department rests with a department’s faculty, or at least some of them. 11/7/2018

Survival Make yourself valuable Teach Research Service on university committees “What would the department lose if you left?” Self-defense Hard-copies Negative feedback early 11/7/2018

Diversity in academia Cultural competence approach (for minorities) One can function effectively within a given culture by: Possessing a strong personal identity Having knowledge and facility with the culture’s beliefs and values Communicating clearly in the language of the culture Performing socially sanctioned behavior Maintaining active social relations with the group 11/7/2018

Women in academia Presentation of Self Descriptive adjectives Option 1 (tenure-bound): Smart, positive, productive, creative, a leader, firm, confident, and a great collaborator. Option 2: Can count on, kind, quietly competent, warm, thoughtful. 11/7/2018

Women in academia Family Issues Stopping the Tenure Clock Many colleges and universities now have the policies allowing women to stop the tenure clock if they have a child before tenure You are Single With No Children Focus and doing things the department values 11/7/2018

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

Early-career 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

Mid-career, late-career, and retirement 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