Title
- Chicago Guides To Academic Life
Attribution
Victor A. Bloomfield and Esam E. El-FakahanyPublication Details
BookUniversity of Chicago Press2008Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) Q147 .B56 2008 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Description
Embarking upon research as a graduate student or postdoc can be exciting and enriching?the start of a rewarding career. The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science offers detailed advice on how to pursue research ethically, manage time, and communicate effectively, especially at academic conferences and with students and peers. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
Contents
- Introduction: thinking about a research career
- The stages of a research career
- Pursuing graduate education
- Advisors and mentors
- Choosing and conducting a dissertation project
- Effective teaching
- Designing your postdoctoral experience
- Preparing for your first real job
- Diversity of career choices
- Tools for successful job searching
- Conducting and presenting research
- The meaning and responsible conduct of research
- Keeping a notebook
- Working with others
- Creativity and problem solving
- Staying motivated
- Managing time
- Finding and managing information
- Communicating
- Going to scientific meetings
- Poster presentations
- Speaking
- Writing
- Tables and graphics
- Writing and defending your dissertation
- Writing a journal article
- Writing fellowship and grant proposals
ISBN
- 0226060640
- 9780226060644
- 0226060632
- 9780226060637
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