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

"A Guide to Academia is a handbook for all those individuals thinking seriously about going to graduate school. Written by an author with extensive experience navigating the academic world, the book explains all the steps and potential bumps in the road that a student might encounter as they ta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chakrabarty, Prosanta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Graduate work > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Education, Higher > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universités > Études des 2e et 3e cycles > Guides, manuels, etc.
Enseignement supérieur > Guides, manuels, etc.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher
Universities and colleges > Graduate work
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Preparing for Entering Academia
  • Applying for Graduate School
  • Graduate School
  • Finding a Postdoctoral Position
  • Postdoctoral Positions
  • Applying for Jobs
  • Assistant Professor
  • Special Considerations for Women and Minorities, and Balancing Work and Family
  • Appendices. Appendix 1: Example Undergraduate Curriculum Vitae
  • Appendix 2: Example Graduate Student CV
  • Appendix 3: Example Thesis Proposal
  • Appendix 4: Example Job Cover Letter
  • Appendix 5: Example Research Interests for Job Application
  • Appendix 6: Example C.V. for Job Application
  • Appendix 7: Example Teaching Statement and Philosophy for Job Application
  • Appendix 8: Example Extra Statement for Job Application (Curatorial Statement)
  • Appendix 9: Example Chalk Talk for Job Interview
  • Appendix 10: Example Start-Up wish List
  • Appendix 11: Review Package Summary Presentation
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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