Reflections from the Tenure Track: Insights and Advice for Early-Career Academics in STEM [Paperback]

1. Introduction and foreword

2. The job of an Assistant Professor

3. Establishing and leading a research group

4. Supervising students and researchers

5. Writing grants

6. Writing papers

7. Teaching

8. Work-life balance

9. Ensuring diversity

10. The tenure track dossier

11.?Reflections on the process and outcome

12. Conclusion

This book draws on the authors experiences during her journey towards tenure at a Singaporean university to offer tips for building an academic career in STEM fields. It?provides an insiders perspective to early-career academics, postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors, as well as graduate students aspiring to academic careers.?

This book draws on the authors experiences during her 5-year journey towards tenure at a top-tier university in Singapore to offer an internationally relevant, STEM-oriented perspective with reflections, insights, and practical tips for building an academic career in STEM fields.

Often, little is really known about what it means to be a university professor until one is actually in the role and much learning is done 'on the job'. This book collates and updates blog posts that the author has written throughout her career to explain the multiple roles of an assistant professor at a top research university. It chronicles the day-to-day challenges, pressures, and rewards of academic life. It is organized thematically and covers topics such as what an assistant professor actually does, how to foster an innovative research group, how to achieve target research outcomes and stand out from the crowd, how to create and malCP