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Veteran professors synthesize their combined + 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 amp rsquo 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.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: What Does a Teaching Focused Career in Higher Education Look Like?
Chapter . 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 . 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
Index
About the Authors
