Tenure Track, Illustrated
12 responses to “Tenure Track, Illustrated”
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I get to experience most of these moods (well, except the last one), sometimes during a single day. I hope it is normal.
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The point of the tenure process is to get you so used to gerbilling that you cannot stop. Think of it as an IQ test, if you succeed you fail.
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I love the ‘gain a pound per submitted proposal’ – if I stop to listen, I can hear my ass expanding 🙂
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[…] and generally know if they are doing well or not, so surprises are rare. My own tenure case, while anxiety-inducing, was objectively a slam-dunk and was approved unanimously at every level. There were no issues with […]
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[…] Even tenured professors, who have passed through many tests of their resolve and ability, often suffer from imposter syndrome. I suggest the following reading (all from a single author) for those who are wrestling with this problem (the author selected these posts herself from her larger body of work): http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/01/underachieving.html http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/11/beer-fries-and-impostors.html http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-sucky-and-awesome-of-academia.html https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/potential-and-ambition/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/tenure-denials/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/you-got-tenure-now-what/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/tenure-track-illustrated/ […]
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[…] Even tenured professors, who have passed through many tests of their resolve and ability, often suffer from impostor syndrome. I suggest the following reading (all from a single author) for those who are wrestling with this problem (the author selected these posts herself from her larger body of work): http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/01/underachieving.html http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/11/beer-fries-and-impostors.html http://academic-jungle.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-sucky-and-awesome-of-academia.html https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/potential-and-ambition/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/tenure-denials/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/you-got-tenure-now-what/ https://xykademiqz.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/tenure-track-illustrated/ […]
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[…] Gasstationwithoutpumps also has a post on the same topic today, with links to some good posts from Medium and Slate, as well as some of my old posts (from Academic Jungle: Underachieving; Beer, Fries, and Impostors; The Sucky and Awesome of Academia; from Xykademiqz: Potential and Ambition; Tenure Denials; You Got Tenure, Now What?; The Tenure Track, Illustrated). […]
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[…] The first few years are crazy, but it does get less so by the end of year 3. Try to be nice, but avoid unnecessary obligations in terms of teaching and service. Your primary […]
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[…] One of my favorites… Originally appeared here. […]
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[…] is an oldie but goodie, originally appeared here. All the cartoons can be found under Cartoons category and Comics tag, and, of course, in […]
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