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
John L. Junkins, PhD, PE, NAE
Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University Mail Code3141
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