The Road to Tenure Doesnt Have to be Bumpy:

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The Road to Tenure Doesnt Have to be Bumpy
Suggestions for a Smooth Ride
Rebecca Parales Associate Professor of
Microbiology College of Biological Sciences
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Things to do
Find a mentor (or mentors)

• take advantage of knowledge base

• foster connections/ support within your
  department

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Things to do
Identify expectations in your department
- prioritize research, teaching, and service
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Things to do
Get your research program up and running as
early as possible (grants, publications,
students)
Dont get overly ambitions with course
development (at least initially)
Dont get overbooked with committees and
service work choose relevant committees
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Things to do
Keep a running list of activities/
accomplishments
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Another thing I learned
Mentoring one style does not work for all -
tailor to the personality of the student