The Arc of the Academic Research Career: Issues and Implications for U.S. Science and Engineering Leadership
The Arc of the Academic Research Career: Issues and Implications for U.S. Science and Engineering Leadership
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; Institute of Medicine
NAS Press | 2014 | ISBN: 0309298962 9780309298964 | 79 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; Institute of Medicine
NAS Press | 2014 | ISBN: 0309298962 9780309298964 | 79 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The aim of this issue is to examine major points of strain in academic research careers from the point of view of both the faculty members and the institutions. National experts from a variety of disciplines and institutions discussed practices and strategies already in use on various campuses and identified issues as yet not effectively addressed.
This workshop summary addresses the challenges universities face, from nurturing the talent of future faculty members to managing their progress through all the stages of their careers to finding the best use of their skills as their work winds down.
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Background to Change
Structure of the Academic Research Career
The Unstable Arc
3 Getting Started
The Economics of Early Careers
Aspirations and Realities
Family Matters
4 The Tenure Track and Beyond
It’s All in the Timing
After Tenure
5 Moving into Retirement
Incentives, not Coercion
Remaining Relevant
Untapped Assets
6 The Other Academe
7 Looking Ahead
Appendixes
A: Workshop Agenda
B: Speakers’ Biographies
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