Preface -- Introduction: what does a teaching focused career in higher education look like? -- Chapter 1. how to get a job at a teaching focused institution -- Chapter 2. undergraduate teaching competencies -- Chapter 3. academic advising -- Chapter 4. service -- Chapter 5. scholarly, creative, and research activities -- Chapter 6. finding mentoring, money, and time -- Chapter 7. what Is tenure, and how do i get It? how do i get a promotion? -- Chapter 8. mid- and late-career stages at a teaching focused institution -- Afterword: five key themes in a successful teaching-focused career references.
Summary:
"Veteran professors synthesize their combined 60+ years of expertise at primarily undergraduate, teaching-focused universities into easy-to-follow advice for graduate students and current faculty seeking to build thriving careers at similar institutions. Writing in a friendly tone that includes their personal reflections, the authors guide readers through the entire career trajectory: finding and applying for positions, developing essential knowledge and skills over the course of one's career, seeking tenure and promotions, and continuing to thrive in the mid- to late-career stages while preparing for retirement. The authors offer detailed insights for becoming a successful academic who can meet all the expectations of a teaching-focused institution. They explain how to develop core teaching competencies; choose advising philosophies for mentoring individual students, groups, and clubs; perform high-quality faculty service; and achieve scholarly, creative, and research goals-all while managing a high teaching load. Strategies for obtaining scarce yet crucial resources-time, money, and mentors-are also provided"-- Provided by publisher. "Veteran professors distill their decades of expertise into simple, practical advice for building rewarding careers as undergraduate instructors at teaching-focused institutions. They guide readers through the entire career trajectory: finding and applying to positions, developing essential knowledge and skills, seeking tenure and promotions, and continuing to thrive in the mid- to late-career stages. They describe how to develop core competencies in teaching, advising, service, and scholarship. Strategies for obtaining time, money, and mentorship are also provided"-- Provided by publisher.
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