The New Faculty Career Guide: Self-Mentorship for Accelerated Growth and Development [Hardcover]

This hands-on resource supports the development of new faculty through a self-mentoring model, offering opportunities to reflect on and plan for teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and university and professional service.

Built on a foundation of collaboration and self-improvement, this book walks readers through the role of the college professor, covering a range of skills and responsibilities including developing course material, publishing journal articles, serving on committees, attending conferences, writing proposals for grants, and more. Each chapter features real-world case studies and mentoring moment activities for guided reflection.

Made eminently practical with sample CVs, tenure and promotion documentation, and syllabi, this guidebook is essential reading for prospective, first-year, and early-career faculty.

This hands-on resource supports the development of new faculty through a self-mentoring model, offering opportunities to reflect on and plan for teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and university and professional service.

Introduction Part I Teaching Effectiveness  1. What Is Teaching Effectiveness?  2. Preparing for Teaching Effectiveness  3. Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness  Mentoring Moments 1  Part II Research And Scholarship  4. What Is Scholarship?  5. Planning and Engaging in Scholarship  6. Tracking and Evaluating Scholarship  Mentoring Moments 2  Part III Thriving In Academia  7. University and Professional Service  8. Faculty Evaluation  9. Thriving in Academia  Mentoring Moments 3

Jodi Pilgrim is Associate Dean and Professor in the College lc$