Navigating the Academic Career
This page provides a compilation of web-based resources and references on navigating the academic career.
Essential Skills and Qualities of a Successful Academic
Navigating Academia: What You Didn't Learn in Graduate School
Navigating the Challenges of the Academic Career
Ten Strategies for Navigating Academic Career
Two-Minute Tips: Videos on Conquering the Academic Workplace
Coping with Multiple-Project Paralysis
Enhancing Scholarly Productivity
Surviving and Thriving in Academia: A Guide for Members of Marginalized Groups
Navigating Conflict in Higher Education
Documenting Your Career for Success
How to Curate Your Digital Identity as an Academic
Curating Your Online Career Presence
A Beginner's Guide to Establishing a Professional Online Presence
Five Characteristics of Successful New Faculty Members
Week One as an Assistant Professor
Preparing to Begin Your Faculty Career
Imposter Syndrome for New Faculty
Ten Tips for Early Career Faculty
Advice for New Faculty: Six Lessons from the Front Lines
Top Ten Things New Faculty Would Like to Hear from Colleagues
Alstete, J. W. (2000). Post tenure faculty development: Building a system of faculty improvement and appreciation. New York, NY: Jossey-Boss.
Bataille, G. M., & Brown, B. E. (2006). Faculty career paths: Multiple routes to academic success and satisfaction. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Burge, G. (2015). Mapping your academic career: Charting the course of a professor's career. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Furstenberg, F. F. (2013). Behind the academic curtain: How to find success and happiness with a PhD. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Hall, D. (2002). The academic self: An owner's manual. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press.
Haviland, D., Ortiz, A. M., & Henriques, L. (2017). Shaping your career: A guide for early career faculty. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Johnson, W. B. (2016). On being a mentor: A guide for higher education faculty. New York, NY: Routledge.
Kelsky, K. (2015). The professor is in: The essential guide to turning your Ph. D. into a job. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.
Lenning, E., Brightman, S., & Caringella, S. (Eds.). (2011). A guide to surviving a career in academia: Navigating the rites of passage. London: Routledge.
Licata, C. M., & Morreale, J. C. (Eds.). (2007). Post-tenure faculty review and renewal: Experienced voices. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Phillips, S. L., & Dennison, S. T. (2015). Faculty mentoring: A practical manual for mentors, mentees, administrators, and faculty developers. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Shaw, V. N. (2013). Navigating the academic career: Common issues and uncommon strategies. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Pub.