The book encourages readers to think about the early career academic experience in New Zealand in relation to their own experiences of the academic profession internationally.Key areas of focus in the nine chapters include: the teaching, research, and service preferences and activitiesof early career academics;
Acknowledgements.- About the Author and Contributors.- List of abbreviations.- Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: The Changing Academic Profession in New Zealand Universities.- Chapter Three: Who Are New Zealand’s Early Career Academics? .- Chapter Four: Teaching, Research, and Service Activities and Preferences in the Work Lives of New Zealand Early Career Academics.- Chapter Five: Satisfaction Among Early Career Academics in New Zealand Universities: A Conceptual Model Tested.- Chapter Six: Work-life Balance: Exploring the Myths and Realities of Family, Home, Work and Life Pressures for Early Career Academics.- Chapter Seven: He pī, ka rere: Māori Early Career Academics in New Zealand Universities.- Chapter Eight: Resources, Training and Support for Early Career Academics: Mixed Messages and Unfulfilled Expectations.- Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Challenges and Prospects for Early Career Academics’ Futures in New Zealand and Beyond.