Managing your academic career /

Grant, Wyn

Managing your academic career / Wyn Grant and Philippa Sherrington - [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2006] - xvii, 195 p. : tabs. ; 22 cm - Universities into the 21st century .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Getting a job -- Managing your work -- Teaching effectively -- Supervising and examining PhD students -- Getting published -- Obtaining and managing research grants

Meant for entrants to academic jobs in the humanities and social sciences, this guide covers how to get a job, time management, effective teaching, PhD supervision and examining, getting published and career development. It draws on interviews with young lecturers and discusses the challenges they face.

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College teaching--Vocational guidance
College teachers
Career development
College teachers--Job satisfaction
Education.
Careers guidance
Teaching skills & techniques
Higher & further education, tertiary education