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Title: Going Alt-Ac
Author : Kathryn E. Linder
Release Date : January 13, 2020
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 3385 KB

Description

A growing number of people completing or holding graduate degrees now seek non-faculty positions—also called alternative academic, or “alt-ac” positions—at different stages in their careers. While an increasing number of people with doctoral degrees are hunting for a diminishing pool of tenure-track faculty jobs, most degree-granting institutions do not adequately prepare their graduate students to enter the new reality of the alt-ac job market. Yet the administrative ranks in higher education institutions are growing, as colleges and universities are creating a diverse range of positions that support teaching and learning efforts.

Focusing on the range of potential alternative career choices, this highly practical book offers tools and prompts for readers who are:

Considering whether to choose an alt-ac career path

Seeking specific alt-ac positions

Advising graduate students or mentoring recent professional graduates

Encountering alt-ac career challenges

The authors offer case stories—their own and those of colleagues across North America in alt-ac roles—with concrete examples designed to help readers pursue, obtain, and excel in a wide variety of alt-ac positions. The book can equally be used as a resource for graduate courses on professional development and job-market preparation.

Preface

Forward

Part One: An Introduction to Alt-Ac

1) Why Go Alt-Ac?

2) Who Considers Alt-Ac Careers?

Part Two: Exploring Alt-Ac Careers

3) Do You Want to Work in Higher Ed?

4) Alt-Ac Opportunities Outside Academia

5) Being Aware of Emotions When Making Career Decisions

6) Mapping an Alt-Ac Career Trajectory

7) Learning More About Alt-Ac Fields

Part Three: Getting Started in Alt-Ac

8) Preparing for an Alt-Ac Career While Still in Grad School

9) Getting Your Partner or Family on Board

10) Communicating About Alt-Ac Careers With Graduate Advisors

11) Job Hunting

12) Preparing Alt-Ac Job Materials

13) Interviewing

Part Four: Addressing Common Alt-Ac Challenges

14) Addressing the Two-Body Problem

15) Finding a Niche and an Appropriate Audience

16) Disciplinary Knowledge & Skills in Specific Alt-Ac Roles

17) Making Good Use of a Dissertation After Graduation

18) Establishing Credibility When Getting Started

19) Having Effective Conversations

Part Five: Growing in the Alt-Ac Space

20) Doing Consulting Work

21) Working Up Internally or Moving Up by Moving On

22) Writing and Publishing

23) Professional Organizations

Part Six: Building Your Alt-Ac Presence

24) Getting Experience

25) Building a Portfolio Over Time and With Intentionality

26) Finding a Sponsor or Mentoring Group to Help

27) Creating and Growing a Personal Brand

Part Seven: The Alt-Ac Career Life Cycle

28) From Alt-Ac to Faculty Roles

29) From Faculty to Alt-Ac Roles

30) Part-Time Alt-Ac Roles

31) Be an Alt-Ac Mentor

Conclusions

References

About the Authors

Index