1. Finding the Ideal Faculty: Intersections of Academic Identity and Institutional Expectations Pamela Eddy College of William and Mary & Amanda Moynihan Dublin Institute of Technology

2. Background New Faculty Issues Narrative of constraint Graduate socialization Disconnect—preconceptions vs. reality Ideal worker

3. Literature Graduate Socialization (Austin, 2003) Identity (Castells, 1997) Ideal Worker (Acker, 1990; Williams, 2000) Postmodern critical theory (Foucault, 1980, 1982; Huckaby, 2007)

4. Methods Hermeneutic Phenomenology 12 new faculty in higher education (3 yrs or less) –3 African-Americans –2 Asian Pacific –7 White –7 women –5 men NiVivo coding

5. Findings Expectations and Norms Pre-socialization Impact on New Identity Construction Creation of Academic Identity: Demand/Response Bucking the System—Different Means/Different Ends

6. Expectations and Norms Created based on assumptions Advantage of studying higher education Diverted pathways from administration Gender differences

7. Pre-socialization Impact on New Identity Construction Research demands vs. Teaching Ideal position=Research university Grooming for faculty Race/Gender norms Balanced family-work life

8. Creation of Academic Identity: Demand/Response Initial adjustment Norms of overwork Lack of role models Dashed expectations Fitting in

9. Bucking the System—Different Means/Different Ends Working within the system Pushing back –Guilt –Choices Being different Saying no

10. Discussion Power differentials/structural issues Pressures on new faculty Modern expectations vs. post modern realities Resistance through practices of self Gender/race differences

11. Conclusions Expectations of faculty work begin before graduate school Commodification and expansion of faculty work Resistance carries risks Need to socialize broad range of faculty work I want to be valued and appreciated.