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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: 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 ...

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

Career Profile: Ed Harvey part of Career Profiles
I received my BS in Geology/Geophysics from Olivet Nazarene College in 1986, my MS in Hydrogeochemistry from Purdue University in 1990, and my PhD in Hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) ...

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

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. ...

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

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic:2YC, Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Associate'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: Kurt Friehauf part of Career Profiles
I earned my B.S. degree at Colorado State University (5+ years) because I grew up in Fort Collins, didn't have a car with which to leave town, and I could just afford tuition by cooking in a nice restaurant ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Bachelor's degree

Career Profile: Lawford Anderson part of Career Profiles
I received a BA in geology (with minor in History) from Trinity University in 1970 and a MS and Ph.D. in geology (minor in Chemistry) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1972 and 1975, respectively. In the ...

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

Career Profile: Becca Walker part of Career Profiles
Educational background: B.A., Geology, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Field camp, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID M.S., Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. I also completed the Certificate in ...

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Associate's degree

Career Profile: Sara Rathburn part of Career Profiles
BS, MS and PhD in geology, with MS and PhD concentrations in fluvial geomorphology. I completed both my BS and PhD at Colorado State University, and my MS at University of Arizona.

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Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.

Career Profile: Ellen Martin part of Career Profiles
I graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Earth Science during the height of the oil boom in the early '80's. At that time Amoco was hiring BA/BS students in an experiment to see if they could ...

Resource Type: Academic: Career Profile:Academic, Career Profile
Highest Degree Granted by Dept: Ph. D.