On becoming a scholar : : what every new academic needs to know / / Jonathan Jansen and Daniel Visser (eds.)

• TeilnehmendeR: Jansen, Jonathan D.,; Visser, D. P.,
• Language: English

"The origins of On Becoming a Scholar lie in the realisation that there is a need for a vademecum, a handy compendium of ideas, plans and strategies for building a productive and fulfilling academic career to guide the host of prospective academics. On Becoming a Scholar is geared to help relat...

Table of Contents

• The new scholar journey / Daniel Visser and Jonathan Jansen
• "Now do research": getting started as a novice researcher / Lyn Holness
• Publishing high-impact research / Stella Nkomo
• Writing your first scholarly book / Jaqueline du Toit and Neil Roos
• Leveraging the research office / Gaëlle Ramon
• Navigating research ethics / Lyn Horn
• Soft money and the early-career scholar / Valerie Mizrahi
• What does scholarly teaching look like? / Jonathan Jansen
• Research network / Daya Reddy
• Knowledge networks / Jess Auerbach
• Academic duty / Jonathan Jansen
• Editing a scholarly journal / Michael Cherry
• Editing a scholarly book / Jonathan Jansen
• How to manage and monitor your performance metrics / Lucia Schoombee
• When and how to submit your first NRF rating application / Brenda Wingfield
• Applying for promotion / Daniel Visser
• The wisdom of practice: an intergenerational conversation / Tebello Nyokong and Siphokazi Magadla
• An unexpected duty: academic leadership as a young head of department / Philippa Tumubweinee
• Mentoring and coaching / Ahmed Wadee and Moyra Keane
• Supervision and mentorship as building blocks for an academic career / Chika Sehoole
• Academic well-being / Mothomang Diaho and Chantelle Wyley
• Balancing academic work and home life / Nthabaleng Rammile
• The mom penalty / Cyrill Walters.