What is it about?
This is the Chapter 4 of "Reflections on Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond", Edited by Staci M. Zavattaro, Shannon K. Orr (2017) Chapter abstract Abstract Reflections here cover strategies for conquering the job market even before you begin to think about seeking a job. Authors here keep it honest, sharing their experiences with rejection on the market, constantly having to move for jobs, and transitioning from student to professor. A powerful reflection sheds light on what it is like being transgender on the academic job market.
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my contribution to Chapter 4: Paving the way to the career turning point: how to survive a PhD dissertation and position yourself to be successful on the job market https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-60009-7_4
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-60009-7_4.
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Onto the Job Market (Chapter 4)
Reflections here cover strategies for conquering the job market even before you begin to think about seeking a job. Authors here keep it honest, sharing their experiences with rejection on the market, constantly having to move for jobs, and transitioning from student to professor. A powerful reflection sheds light on what it is like being transgender on the academic job market.
Reflections on Academic Lives
We would like to thank all the authors who contributed reflections to this book. Their words and views are their own, and we appreciate their willingness to share their personal experiences. Shannon: It takes a village to raise an academic, and I am very thankful for my village. I would like to thank my husband Marco and daughter Bella for their love and support in all that I do. I would especially like to thank my dad who inspired me to follow in his footsteps in academia. From the time I was a child, he taught me the importance of work/life balance, respect for students, and finding joy and meaning in your work. I’d also like to thank my fabulous co-author Staci, who went from job candidate to friend in short order and has made academia more fun as a result. Staci: I never wanted to be an academic, yet life takes you on funny turns. Thanks to my parents Nancy and Richard for their love and support. They listen as I ramble on about research, teaching, and academic life. Thanks to Shannon, who is willing to be an intrepid explorer and find the best desserts in the world with me.
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