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Navigating the Path to Tenure: Strategies for Success in Academia

Discover valuable insights and practical tips for achieving tenure in academia from Dr. Gilda Barabino, Vice Provost for Academic Diversity at Georgia Institute of Technology. Gain awareness of unwritten rules, unique expertise, and the fit between individual and institution. Learn about skills development, networking, mentorship, and more to excel in your academic career. This guide helps you transition from survival habits to successful strategies with mindfulness and choice.

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Navigating the Path to Tenure: Strategies for Success in Academia

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  1. Becoming a Professor Gilda Barabino, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Academic Diversity Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

  2. Concepts Academic socialization Awareness of unwritten rules, “fitting in” Research identity Unique expertise and contribution Fit between individual and institution

  3. Preparation Publications Teaching experiences Networking Skills development Grant writing Advisement Speaking engagements Mentorship

  4. Pathway Making the most of the graduate student and postdoc experience Strategic persuasion and negotiation towards an ideal faculty position Navigating the path to tenure Independent externally funded research Strong teaching record Good citizenship within the department Socialization into the profession National reputation Supportive network Work-life balance

  5. Tips Consider shift from habits of survival to strategies for success: Habits: Subservience (no resistance or challenge to authority) Warrior (active open resistance) Feigned subservience (deferential stance) Culturally split (institutional self and indigenous self) From “The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul”

  6. Tips Consider shift from habits of survival to strategies for success: Steps for shifting: identification Mindfulness Roots of habit Gains and losses Alternate behaviors Exercising choice From “The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul”

  7. Tips From “The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul”

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