What & How & Why

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Dark times in the Academy

Chapter 1 notes


The end of an Era

  • 花在教育上的经费越来越少
  • 更多地方雇佣 adjunct 人员取代 tenure 人员 (2013 年比例为 3:1)

薪水走势

adjunct 的问题
  • 合同拖到新学期开始前签
  • 没有学校的支持与指南

Breaking out of the Ivory Tower

  • 多半是说为啥自己要做这行
  • Individual efforts alone cannot overcome systemic forces.

The myths Grad students Believe

学生相信的 myths(误区)

  • 别人评判的是我的 idea,不是 cv
  • TA exp will make me marktable
  • 很多人没有 publication 也拿到了工作
  • 我对高压的工作没有野心,所以不需把 cv 写的很好
  • 教书职位不需要很好的 cv
  • 我的 advisor 很牛逼所以我不用担心
  • my discipline is doing fine
  • 我的 committee 说就业率很高
  • 我不是为了钱干这个
  • 没找到工作的都没我牛逼
  • My passion sets me apart
  • 我是例外
作者认为的反面例子
The connections that you make in graduate school through getting involved, mentoring undergraduates, and teaching are invaluable. Although these may not show up as a line on your CV, they will shape who you are and help you during your job interview.”

They are not things that get a candidate short-listed