A guide to academia : getting into and surviving grad school, postdocs, and a research job - Chakrabarty, Prosanta (Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
Front Matter -- Preparing for Entering Academia -- Applying for Graduate School -- Graduate School -- Finding a Postdoctoral Position -- Postdoctoral Positions -- Applying for Jobs -- Assistant Professor -- Special Considerations for Women and Minorities, and Balancing Work and Family -- Appendices. Appendix 1: Example Undergraduate Curriculum Vitae -- Appendix 2: Example Graduate Student CV -- Appendix 3: Example Thesis Proposal -- Appendix 4: Example Job Cover Letter -- Appendix 5: Example Research Interests for Job Application -- Appendix 6: Example C.V. for Job Application -- Appendix 7: Example Teaching Statement and Philosophy for Job Application -- Appendix 8: Example Extra Statement for Job Application (Curatorial Statement) -- Appendix 9: Example Chalk Talk for Job Interview -- Appendix 10: Example Start-Up wish List -- Appendix 11: Review Package Summary Presentation -- Glossary -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Universities and colleges -- Graduate work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Education, Higher -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; EDUCATION -- Higher; Education, Higher; Universities and colleges -- Graduate work; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals