So you landed a job – What’s next?Advice for early career psychologists from early career psychologists

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: A Field Guide to This Book
   Jared Keeley (Mississippi State University), Stephanie Afful (Fontbonne Univeristy), Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour (University of New England), Jessica Good (Davidson College), Sadie Leder (High Point University)
2. Preparing for the First Year as an Assistant Professor
   Jessica J. Good (Davidson College)
3. Maximize Student- and Peer Evaluations: Leveraging Ffeedback to Become a More Effective Teacher and Improve Student Learning
   Jennifer J. Stiegler-Balfour (University of New England)
4. Engaging Students in Collaborative Psychological Research at Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities
   Jarret T. Crawford (The College of New Jersey)
5. Setting Up a Lab with a Budget and Incorporating Students into Research
   Amber M. Henslee (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
6. That’s an Empirical Question. . . The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
   Jessica G. Irons (James Madison University)
7. Networking and Politics Within Your Institution as a New Faculty Member
   Ryan M. Zayac (University of North Alabama)
8. Casting a Wider Net: Networking within the Broader Field
   Brien K. Ashdown (Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Carrie M. Brown (Agnes Scott College)
9. The Three-Ring Circus of Academia: Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service
   Sadie Leder (High Point University)
10. Work-Life Balance for Early Career Academics: From Divided Attention to Integrated Roles
    Stephanie E. Afful (Fontbonne University)
11. Navigating the Tenure Process
    Mary Harmon-Vukić (Providence College)
12. Advice about Sustained Vitality in Teaching
    Jane S. Halonen (with Assistance from Mark Twain) (University of West Florida)
13. Realistic Expectations for Your First Few Years
    Stephanie Afful (Fontbonne Univeristy), Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour (University of New England), Jessica Good (Davidson College), Sadie Leder (High Point University), Jared Keeley (Mississippi State University)
    

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Keeley, J., Afful., S. E., Stiegler-Balfour, J. J., Good, J. J., & Leder. S. (2013). So you landed a job – What’s next?Advice for early career psychologists from early career psychologists. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/ecp2013/index.php

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Good, J. J. (2013). Preparing for the first year as an assistant professor. In J. Keely, S.E. Afful, J. J. Stiegler-Balfour, J. Good & S. Leder (Eds.). So you landed a job – What’s next?Advice for early career psychologists from early career psychologists. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology web site: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/ecp2013/index.php