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Category Archives: Surviving Assistant Professorhood
The Real Life of a Tenure Track Faculty Person (A Guest Post)
This guest post came out of a conversation that’s been percolating among readers on the blog, facebook page, and over email, about the actual financial risks and repercussions of doing a Ph.D.. Indeed, last week’s blog post, Should You Go … Continue reading
How to Organize a Panel for a Conference
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been engrossed in CV Advance Strategizing Sessions with many clients. The work has gone well, and we quickly move through all of the elements required for a powerful and effective academic record for … Continue reading
The Imposter Syndrome, or, as my Mother told me: “Just Because Everyone Else is an Asshole, it Doesn’t Make you a Fraud.” (A Guest Post)
Today’s post is a Guest Post submitted by a reader of the blog named Phyllis Rippeyoung. Phyllis is an Associate Professor with tenure, and wrote in with a comment about “Imposter Syndrome.” I responded by asking her if she’d be … Continue reading
How and Why to Write Collaboratively: A Guest Post
For the next bit of time I will be posting special guest posts early in the week, in addition to my regular Friday post. These guest posts are kindly submitted by readers in response to requests that arise on the … Continue reading
Advice for Your First Year on the Tenure Track
Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy July 2012. During that time she is re-posting older blog posts her regular Tuesday and Thursday posting days. She’ll recommence new posting some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Thursday Post Category: Here’s How You … Continue reading
Posted in Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia
Tagged assistant professor advice, first year assistant professor advice, first year on the tenure track, tenure track job, tenure track job advice, year one tenure track
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Should I Send Out a Book Proposal Before the Manuscript is Completely Finished?
This is a Q and A that arose on the blog this week, following the blog post, How To Write a Book Proposal. I’ve been asked this question many times. This is my answer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Karen, can I ask … Continue reading
Don’t Get Your Career at Costco
From a reader, on Facebook: “Thank you for the post on The Five Year Plan. “After reading it, I realized that during my years as a tenure-track assistant professor, I went about publishing and doing research, the way I do … Continue reading
How To Pitch Your Book to an Editor at a Conference (Super-Special Request Post)
Today’s post is a Special Request for many, many readers who have written over the past year asking how to pitch their book to potential editors while at disciplinary conferences. I confess, I’ve been kind of avoiding writing this post. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Proposals and Contracts, How To Build Your Tenure File, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Promote Yourself!, Publishing Issues, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It
Tagged Advice for first time authors, How to get a book contract, Pitching a book to an editor
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How To Talk To A Dean
Over the course of the 2011-2012 job market cycle, several clients wrote to me inquiring about how they should talk to the Dean they were scheduled to meet during their campus visit. Indeed, many, if not most, campus visits still … Continue reading
How to Plan Your Research and Writing Trajectory on the Tenure Track
This is a re-post of a column originally posted on August 11, 2011. As the 2011-2012 job market winds down, and various readers and clients look ahead to the new jobs they are starting in the fall, I want you … Continue reading
Posted in Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Teaching and Research Statements, Tenure--How To Get It, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia
Tagged first year tenure track research, how do I decide on a research trajectory, how to plan a research trajectory, research trajectory
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