Good work if you can get it : how to succeed in academia / Jason Brennan.
"This is a short, punchy book about the real professional life of an academic. It provides hard data on what academic jobs are like and who gets them; on how to succeed in graduate school; on how to find time to write, teach, and have a personal life; and on what a person might do if academia d...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "This is a short, punchy book about the real professional life of an academic. It provides hard data on what academic jobs are like and who gets them; on how to succeed in graduate school; on how to find time to write, teach, and have a personal life; and on what a person might do if academia does not work out. Written by a successful professor, the book warns aspiring academics about the harsh realities of an oversupplied job market and prepares them for playing by the rules that govern success in the academic profession"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 142143797X 9781421437972 |