A growing number of people completing or holding graduate degrees now seek non-faculty positions―also called alternative academic, or “alt-ac” positions―at different stages in their careers. While an increasing number of people with doctoral degrees are hunting for a diminishing pool of tenure-track faculty jobs, most degree-granting institutions do not adequately prepare their graduate students to enter the new reality of the alt-ac job market. Yet the administrative ranks in higher education institutions are growing, as colleges and universities are creating a diverse range of positions that support teaching and learning efforts.
Focusing on the range of potential alternative career choices, this highly practical book offers tools and prompts for readers who are:
Considering whether to choose an alt-ac career path
Seeking specific alt-ac positions
Advising graduate students or mentoring recent professional graduates
Encountering alt-ac career challenges
The authors offer case stories―their own and those of colleagues across North America in alt-ac roles―with concrete examples designed to help readers pursue, obtain, and excel in a wide variety of alt-ac positions. The book can equally be used as a resource for graduate courses on professional development and job-market preparation.
Author(s): Kathryn E. Linder, Kevin Kelly, Thomas J. Tobin, Joshua Kim
Publisher: Stylus Publishing LLC
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 241
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PART ONE
1 WHY GO ALT- AC?
2 WHO CONSIDERS
ALT- AC
CAREERS?
PART TWO
3 DO YOU WANT TO WORKIN HIGHER ED?
4 ALT- AC
OPPORTUNITIES
OUTSIDE ACADEMIA
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5 BEING AWARE OF EMOTIONS WHEN MAKING CAREER DECISIONS
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6 MAPPING AN ALT- AC CAREER TRAJECTORY
7 LEARNING MORE ABOUT
ALT- AC
FIELDS
PART THREE
8 PREPARING FOR AN ALT-AC CAREER WHILE STILL IN GRAD SCHOOL
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9 GETTING YOUR PARTNER OR FAMILY ON BOAR DWITH THE DECISION TO GO ALT- AC
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10 COMMUNICATING ABOUT ALT-AC CAREERS WITH GRADUATE ADVISERS
11 JOB HUNTING
12 PREPARING ALT-AC
JOB MATERIALS
13 INTERVIEWING
PART FOUR
14 ADDRESSING THE TWO-BODY PROBLEM
15 FINDING A NICHE AND AN
APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE
16 COMMUNICATING HOW
DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SUPPORT WORK
IN SPECIFIC ALT-AC
ROLES
17 MAKING GOOD USE
OF A DISSERTATION
AFTER GRADUATION
18 ESTABLISHING CREDIBILIT Y
WHEN GETTING STARTED
19 HAVING EFFECTIVE
CONVERSATIONS
PART FIVE
20 DOING CONSULTING WORK
21 WORKING UP INTERNALLY OR MOVING UP BY MOVING ON
22 WRITING AND PUBLISHING
23 JOINING AND
PARTICIPATING IN
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
PART SIX
24 GETTING EXPERIENCE
25 BUILDING A PORTFOLIO
OVER TIME AND WITH INTENTIONALITY
26 FINDING A SPONSOR
OR MENTORING GROUP TO HELP
27 CREATING AND GROWING
A PERSONAL BRAND
PART SEVEN
28 FROM ALT-AC TO FACULTY ROLES
29 FROM FACULTY TO ALT- AC
ROLES
30 PART-TIME ALT-AC
ROLES
31 BE AN ALT-AC
MENTOR
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
INDEX
Faculty Development books from Stylus Publishing
Graduate and Doctoral Education books from Stylus Publishing
General Interest books from Stylus Publishing
Job Search/Staff Recruitment & Retention books from Stylus Publishing
Professional Development books from Stylus Publishing
