opportunities in academia for those with graduate degrees john keyser for cpsc 481
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Opportunities in Academiafor those with Graduate Degrees
John Keyser
For CPSC 481
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Academia – Types of Schools
• Research Universities– Research is a major part of the school’s
function– Usually offer full range of graduate degrees
• Teaching Universities– Primary focus is on the teaching aspects of
education– Usually focused on undergraduate education
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive• Master’s Colleges and Universities I• Master’s Colleges and Universities II• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts• Baccalaureate Colleges – General• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive– Several Doctorates/Year over several subjects– TAMU, UT-Austin/Arlington, Texas Tech,
North Texas, Houston, Rice, SMU• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive• Master’s Colleges and Universities I• Master’s Colleges and Universities II• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts• Baccalaureate Colleges – General• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive– Several Doctorates per year– TAMU-Commerce/Kingsville, UT-Dallas/El
Paso, Baylor, TCU• Master’s Colleges and Universities I• Master’s Colleges and Universities II• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts• Baccalaureate Colleges – General• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
• Master’s Colleges and Universities I– Bachelor’s, Several Masters in 3 or more subjects
– Remaining TAMU/UT schools, Sam Houston State, Houston – Clear Lake/Victoria, ACU, Trinity
• Master’s Colleges and Universities II
• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
• Baccalaureate Colleges – General
• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges
• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
• Master’s Colleges and Universities I
• Master’s Colleges and Universities II– Bachelors, several Master’s– LeTourneau, St. Edward’s, Texas Wesleyan
• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
• Baccalaureate Colleges – General
• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges
• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
• Master’s Colleges and Universities I
• Master’s Colleges and Universities II
• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts– Mainly Undergrad, most in liberal arts
– TAMU Galveston, Univ. of Dallas, Southwestern University
• Baccalaureate Colleges – General
• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges
• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
• Master’s Colleges and Universities I
• Master’s Colleges and Universities II
• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
• Baccalaureate Colleges – General– Mainly undergraduate, minority in liberal arts
– Houston – Downtown, Texas Lutheran, McMurry, Lubbock Christian
• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges
• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
• Master’s Colleges and Universities I
• Master’s Colleges and Universities II
• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts
• Baccalaureate Colleges – General
• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges– 10-50% Batchelor’s, rest Associate’s– None in Texas
• Associate’s Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Doctoral/Research Universities – Extensive• Doctoral/Research Universities – Intensive• Master’s Colleges and Universities I• Master’s Colleges and Universities II• Baccalaureate Colleges – Liberal Arts• Baccalaureate Colleges – General• Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges
• Associate’s Colleges– Associate’s but no or few Batchelor’s– Blinn, Texas State Technical College, most
Junior/Community Colleges
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Academic InstitutionsCarnegie Classification
• Specialized Institutions– Theological seminaries– Medical Schools– Health Schools (e.g. nursing/chiropractic)– Engineering/Technology focused– Business and Management– Art, Music, Design– Law Schools– Teachers Colleges– Others (e.g military academies, maritime, etc.)
• Tribal Colleges
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Positions in Academia
• Faculty
• Administration– For many upper-level positions, graduate
degree is needed– Often move to administration from faculty
• Support– Specialized services/technologies/knowledge
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Faculty Positions
• Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
• Teaching Faculty/Lecturers
• Research Faculty
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Research Faculty
• Primary duty is research– Expected to be funded from grants– Sometimes coordinate rather than work directly
on research topics
• Limited other duties– Usually don’t teach, limited service– Might still serve on graduate student
committees, but usually won’t chair
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Teaching Faculty
• Primary role is teaching– Most do not actively pursue research– Usually have ~2x teaching load of tenured faculty
• Research Universities:– Lecturers– Not Tenure-Track
• Teaching Universities– Faculty– Can be tenured
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Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty
• The “regular” faculty members
• Research, Teaching, Service
• Supervise graduate students
• Tenure-track (pre-tenure) or Tenured
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What is Tenure?
• Reviewed after ~5 years, by senior faculty/administrators – Process takes about 1 year– Sufficient experience prior to joining can be used
• Demonstrate “high level of scholarly accomplishment”– Research (publications/grants) often considered most important– Reviews from faculty outside of your own University– Teaching, Service also considered
• Usually either get tenure or must leave• Security
– Freedom to choose research directions/express opinions– Economic security (Incentive for academic jobs)
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The Role of Research
• The role of Universities is the “the pursuit, understanding, and dissemination of knowledge”
• Knowledge transfer is expected– Teaching in classes– Graduate students– Publications/Presentations to larger community– Cooperation with industry/government
• Research plays a large role at Research Schools, less so at Teaching Schools
• Research is a (THE) major part of graduate studies, particularly for Ph.D.
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Why do You Need a Graduate Degree for Academic Jobs?
• Of course, provides a “certification” of sorts• If you will be doing research, need to have
demonstrated research aptitude– Almost always means Ph.D.
• Supervising graduate students (know expectations)• Can demonstrate knowledge level sufficient to
teach• Master’s/Ph.D. needs change depending on school
type.
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Recommended Resources
• Texas A&M Faculty Senate, TAMU Faculty Facts (Answers to questions about faculty roles and responsibilities at TAMU)– http://www.math.tamu.edu/%7Earthur.hobbs/all.html
• Tomorrow’s Professor Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering– Richard Reis, IEEE Press, 1997
• Carnegie Classification:– http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/