Steven M. Cahn's advice on the professorial life covers an extensive range of critical issues: how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to navigate a job interview; how to improve teaching performance; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for tenure. He deals with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether you are beginning graduate study, hoping to secure an academic position, or striving to build a professorial career, Cahn's insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of academia.
ISBN: | 9780231145329 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
Published date: | 11 Aug 2008 |
DEWEY: | 378.12023 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 84 |
Weight: | 245g |
Height: | 210mm |
Width: | 140mm |
Spine width: | 13mm |