The Compleat Academic A Career Guide

by Darley, John M.; Zanna, Mark P.; Roediger, III, Henry L.

• ISBN13: 9781591470359
• ISBN10: 1591470358
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-15
• Publisher: American Psychological Association

Summary

This new and expanded volume of The Compleat Academic is filled with practical and valuable advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career.

A new career in academia can be a challenge. While academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, its implicit rules are often difficult to discern. This volume guides readers through academia's informal rules and describes the problems beginning social scientists will face. With humor and insight, leading academics share the lessons they have learned through their own hard experience. Individual chapters present the ins and outs of the hiring process; the advantages of a postdoctoral fellowship; expert strategies for managing a teaching load; insider and applicant advice for winning a research grant; detailed instructions for writing and publishing a journal article; and a straightforward explanation about intellectual property issues. The book also addresses the latter stages of a career. It offers thoughtful suggestions for keeping one's career dynamic. Chapters that provide specific information for minorities, women, and clinical psychologists are also included. The volume even presents options for working outside of academia.

Author Biography

John McConnon Darley, PhD, received his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1960. He did his graduate work in the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University and received his doctoral degree in 1964. Dr. Darley was then appointed assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at New York University (NYU), where he taught from 1964 to 1968. He later left NYU to become an associate professor of social psychology at Princeton University. Dr. Darley was made professor in 1972, and from 1980 to 1985 served as chairman of the Department of Psychology. In 1989, he was named Dorman T. Warren Professor of Psychology.
 

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xi
I. STARTING A CAREER	1	(76)
A Guide to PhD Graduate School: How They Keep Score in the Big Leagues	3	(14)
Charles G. Lord
After Graduate School: A Faculty Position or a Postdoctoral Fellowship?	17	(14)
Kathleen B. McDermott
Todd S. Braver
The Hiring Process in Academia	31	(26)
John M. Darley
Mark P. Zanna
Broadening the Job Search: Jobs Outside of Academia	57	(20)
Patrick C. Kyllonen
II. TEACHING AND MENTORING	77	(56)
Tips for Effective Teaching	79	(38)
Douglas A. Bernstein
Sandra Goss Lucas
Mentoring: Managing the Faculty--Graduate Student Relationship	117	(16)
Mark P. Zanna
John M. Darley
III. RESEARCH AND WRITING	133	(110)
Setting Up Your Lab and Beginning a Program of Research	135	(18)
Jeffrey M. Zacks
Henry L. Roediger III
Obtaining a Research Grant: The Granting Agency's View	153	(16)
Jane Steinberg
Obtaining a Research Grant: The Applicant's View	169	(16)
Robert J. Steinberg
Writing the Empirical Journal Article	185	(36)
Daryl J. Bem
Intellectual Property	221	(22)
James L. Hilton
Jonathan R. Alger
IV. ORIENTATION TO THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT	243	(50)
Power, Politics, and Survival in Academia	245	(14)
Elizabeth D. Capaldi
Managing the Department Chair and Navigating the Department Power Structure	259	(18)
Louis A. Penner
John F. Dovidio
David A. Schroeder
Wiring the Ivory Tower: The Interface of Technology and the Academy	277	(16)
Kevin M. Carlsmith
V. DIVERSITY IN ACADEMIA	293	(68)
The Dialectics of Race: Academic Perils and Promises	295	(16)
James M. Jones
Eun Rhee
Women in Academia	311	(18)
Denise C. Park
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
Clinical Psychologists in Academia	329	(16)
Richard R. Bootzin
Varieties of College and University Experiences	345	(16)
Deborah L. Best
VI. KEEPING YOUR EDGE: MANAGING YOUR CAREER OVER TIME	361	(48)
The Academic Marathon: Controlling One's Career	363	(30)
Shelley E. Taylor
Joanne Martin
Managing Your Career: The Long View	393	(16)
Henry L. Roediger III
David A. Balota
Index	409	(12)
About the Editors	421