Preparing Future Faculty

Some age statistics of women and men earning their PhDs. Also findings from surveys.

Very interesting! Gives a realistic overview of what academic work looks like. I learned that the average age to receive a Ph.D. is 33.

I found this article interesting because I feel like our graduate lives play an important training role. We learn different aspect of our field in graduate school and behaviors (working). I thought it was fascinating that mentors will exaggerated (not on purpose or out of malice) how many hours they worked a week. This does not setup a good work life balance foundation.

I like how he refers that life and work are one entity. We cannot separate them because they are intimately woven together.

I love TED talks. The biggest take away was: Be realistic about your situation.

We are constantly re-adjusting our lives. Our lives are not constant and there are different challenges that sneak into it. We have to be flexible and accept that.

University of North Texas, English Department, Faculty Member. Studies Literature, Cultural Theory, and Culture.

The University of Texas at Austin, English Department, Faculty Member. Studies English Literature, Critical Theory, and English.

Tells you what to think about in terms of key terms to use in your CV so employers may find you.

Being the life and times (blog) of Ryan Straight, professional educator at the University of Arizona and terrible gamer on the couch in his living room.

Contrasts CVs and resumes. Provides links and tips, primarily for resume writing. Focuses on science, but general enough for any discipline.

I was curious to find a technically oriented CV guide. I thought MIT would be a good bet. Their site provides tips and samples. It also links to my previously posted site.

Stanford's CV guide provides writing tips and recommended sections. I found the sample CVs from different disciplines to be the most useful part.

A CV from an Associate Professor in my department (Engineering Management) at ODU.

CV for a US Army Colonel in a professional graduate program at Stanford. I was interested to learn how someone translated their military experience into a CV.

Another military CV, but this time from someone closer to my experience and working at a service academy. This CV focuses on teaching.

CV from a Dean and Professor at Rose-Hulman, a private four-year engineering institute in Indiana. I was searching for a different Carnegie classification than my previous posts, but still within my discipline. This document is labeled as a CV, but I suspect this is an abridged version for the web.

The University of Texas at Austin, English Department, Faculty Member. Studies Gay And Lesbian Studies, American Literature, and Jewish American Literature. Brian A. Bremen teaches American Literature, Modern Poetry, and Literary Theory, with a