This volume is a collection of information about the concerns and problems of the beginning social scientist in the academic and nonacademic world. Covering topics from the senior graduate student''s job search to the assistant professor''s research and teaching experiences, this book serves as an official introduction to the "rules of the academic game".

This volume is a collection of information about the concerns and problems of the beginning social scientist in the academic and nonacademic world. Covering topics from the senior graduate student''s job search to the assistant professor''s research and teaching experiences, this book serves as an official introduction to the "rules of the academic game".

This volume is a collection of information about the concerns and problems of the beginning social scientist in the academic and nonacademic world. Covering topics from the senior graduate student''s job search to the assistant professor''s research and teaching experiences, this book serves as an official introduction to the "rules of the academic game".