The article presents advice for doctoral candidates about college teaching careers. Prospective PhDs are advised to finish their degrees quickly, to not accept a tenure-track faculty position without their doctorate completed, and to specialize in one area rather than pursuing several topics simultaneously. They are further advised to change jobs about every seven years, because that is often the only way to get major salary increase and gain attention as a new professor. Serving as a reviewer for top academic journals is also recommended
A career in academics entails far beyond teaching. Being an academician is a very good job. The free...
Pursuing a graduate degree is difficult. To succeed, students must overcome a myriad of ill-defined,...
Various studies acknowledge the uncertainty many doctoral graduates face when beginning their search...
The article presents advice for doctoral candidates about college teaching careers. Prospective PhDs...
Excerpt: What should doctoral level education prepare students to do? The ability to successfully c...
You are completing your PhD (at last!), and might be asking yourself, 'What do I have to accomplish ...
Earning a PhD is an exciting but arduous process, marked by an attrition rate of about 50%. In this ...
A January 2004 TIP article provided tips for obtaining a job in academia (Barbera, Carr, & Sasa...
This article argues that the recent doctorate in marketing must create a successful career for himse...
Advice from a mentor can be an invaluable in terms of seeing yourself better or starting you down a ...
Several supervillains have higher degrees—why don’t you? There can be a variety of reasons for wanti...
My purpose in doing so is twofold. First, a close examination of one doctoral graduate's experience ...
Numerous initiatives are set up to gain insight into the (non-academic) careers of doctorate holders...
Graduate students in clinical, counseling, school, and other fields of psychology frequently are eli...
Calls for reform in doctoral education are not new. However, the past decade has experienced renewed...
A career in academics entails far beyond teaching. Being an academician is a very good job. The free...
Pursuing a graduate degree is difficult. To succeed, students must overcome a myriad of ill-defined,...
Various studies acknowledge the uncertainty many doctoral graduates face when beginning their search...
The article presents advice for doctoral candidates about college teaching careers. Prospective PhDs...
Excerpt: What should doctoral level education prepare students to do? The ability to successfully c...
You are completing your PhD (at last!), and might be asking yourself, 'What do I have to accomplish ...
Earning a PhD is an exciting but arduous process, marked by an attrition rate of about 50%. In this ...
A January 2004 TIP article provided tips for obtaining a job in academia (Barbera, Carr, & Sasa...
This article argues that the recent doctorate in marketing must create a successful career for himse...
Advice from a mentor can be an invaluable in terms of seeing yourself better or starting you down a ...
Several supervillains have higher degrees—why don’t you? There can be a variety of reasons for wanti...
My purpose in doing so is twofold. First, a close examination of one doctoral graduate's experience ...
Numerous initiatives are set up to gain insight into the (non-academic) careers of doctorate holders...
Graduate students in clinical, counseling, school, and other fields of psychology frequently are eli...
Calls for reform in doctoral education are not new. However, the past decade has experienced renewed...
A career in academics entails far beyond teaching. Being an academician is a very good job. The free...
Pursuing a graduate degree is difficult. To succeed, students must overcome a myriad of ill-defined,...
Various studies acknowledge the uncertainty many doctoral graduates face when beginning their search...