Academic Career Profiles

The life of a professor (or instructor) can vary greatly, because of the great variety of academic institutions. One way to assess whether a particular career track might be right for you is to read about the lives of people who have chosen that track -- what they do day to day, what the challenges and rewards of their jobs are, and so on. While none of the profiles below is meant to be "representative" of a particular academic setting, collectively they help to illustrate this variety. You can search the collection by highest degree granted (by their department), by typing text into the search box, or just by browsing.

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Career Profile: Jennifer Anderson part of Career Profiles
I grew up in eastern Wisconsin and went to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, for my undergraduate degrees. I wanted to be an astronomer, so I started as an Astrophysics and Physics major. In my third year, ...

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree

Career Profile: Matthew Kirby part of Career Profiles
Ever since high school, I knew I wanted to teach. But, it was not until my junior year at Hamilton College that I knew I wanted to teach at the college level. As a junior (1992), Dr. Eugene Domack offered me the ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Master's degree

Career Profile: Elizabeth Nagy part of Career Profiles
I received a PhD in Geology from Caltech in 1997. I held two post-doctoral positions in isotope geochemistry labs in Paris (1997-1999) and Syracuse University (2000-2001) and then taught high school Earth Science ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Associate's degree

Career Profile: Jake Sewall part of Career Profiles
I have a B.S. in Geology from Washington and Lee University and received a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the University of California at Santa Cruz. The combined experience of private and public higher education ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree

Career Profile: Devin Castendyk part of Career Profiles
In 1996, I received a BA in Geology from Hartwick College, a small, private, liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. My experiences instilled in me a desire to teach geology at a small liberal arts institution. ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree

Career Profile: Mike Williams part of Career Profiles
I have a BA from Amherst College (Geology), an M.S. from the University of Arizona (Structural Control of Ore Deposits), a PhD from the University of New Mexico (Metamorphic Petrology and Structural Geology). After ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

Career Profile: Jennifer Wenner part of Career Profiles
My educational path was somewhat winding and twisted. I attended Carleton College and started out as a French major. In my sophomore year, I spent 6 months in France and while there, decided that I really loved ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree

Career Profile: Margot Gerritsen part of Career Profiles
'90 MS in applied mathematics '96 PhD in computational maths and mechanical engineering '97-2001, Faculty position University of Auckland, NZ 2001-present, Associate Professor Stanford University in ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

Career Profile: Rosemary Capo part of Career Profiles
Mine was a long and winding road, from an associate degree from University of Maryland's Munich, Germany campus, to the University of Texas at Austin, where I received my B.S and Master's degree in ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

Career Profile: Kyle Fredrick part of Career Profiles
I received my BS in Geology with a minor in Hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls in May 2000. After graduation, I completed an internship with the Environmental Management division of Dakota ...

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree