Colleagues:

 

I call to your attention a book I have recently published which gives to-the-point career development advice to engineering academics:   How to succeed with a smile!  It is especially targeted on young to mid-career faculty and those considering an academic career.   Insight is provided on how to time share quality teaching, research, service and mentoring with a happy personal life.  Valuable tips are provided in efficiently writing successful proposals and dealing with both success and failure in the publication & proposal review process.  Senior faculty will find fresh insights on how to optimize the quality of academic life.  The advice I offer is drawn from lessons learned over my four decades on the faculties of the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and at Texas A&M, and in mentoring over 120 graduate students and 4 generations of PhD offspring. 

 

See reviews at:     Engineering Your Academic Career.  This short book would be a great five hour read for any professor, but your un-tenured and mid-career faculty might find it especially useful.  Let me know what you think.  There are several funny footnotes, including one that lampoons UT in a cute way that you might find entertaining.

 

Best regards,

John

 

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John L. Junkins, PhD, PE, NAE

Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering

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