Tomorrows professor : preparing for academic careers in science and engineering This book is designed to help you prepare for find and succeed at academic careers in science and engineering. It looks at the full range of North American four year academic institutions while featuring 30 vignettes and more than 50 individual stories that bring to life the principles and strategies outlined in the book Tomorrows Professor is designed to help you prepare for find and succeed at academic careers in science and engineering. It looks at the full range of North American four year academic institutions while featuring 30 vignettes and more than 50 individual stories that bring to life the principles and strategies outlined in the book. Tailored for todays graduate students postdocs and beginning professors Tomorrows Professor: . Presents a no holds barred look at the academic enterprise. Describes a powerful preparation strategy to make you competitive for academic positions while maintaining your options for worthwhile careers in government and industry. Explains how to get the offer you want and start up package you need to help ensure success in your first critical years on the job. Provides essential insights from experienced faculty on how to develop a rewarding academic career and a quality of life that is both balanced and fulfilling At a time when anxiety about academic career opportunities for Ph.D.s in these field is at an all time high Tomorrows Professor provides a much needed practical approach to career development Tailored for todays graduate students postdocs and beginning professors Tomorrows Professor presents a no holds barred look at the academic enterprise describes a powerful preparation strategy to make you competitive for academic positions while maintaining your options for worthwhile careers in government and industry explains how to get the offer you want and the start up package you need to help ensure success in your first critical years on the job and provides essential insights from experienced faculty on how to develop a rewarding academic career and a quality of life that is both balanced and fulfilling