Get Funded: An Insider's Guide to Building An Academic Research Program

by Robert J. Trew

Overview

Gain a head start in your academic career with this step-by-step guide to building an externally funded research program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107068322
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/13/2017
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Trew is the Lancaster Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU). He has previously served as the ECE Department Head at NCSU, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, as the Director of the ECCS Division of the National Science Foundation, and as the Director of Research for the US Department of Defense. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. A brief history of research funding in the United States; 3. The academic recruitment process: position announcement through performance reviews; 4. Getting started and marketing your research; 5. Know where the money is; 6. Making contact and communicating with program managers and program directors; 7. The proposal; 8. Cautions and other concerns; 9. You're on your way.

Editorial Reviews

'After reading Get Funded, I was tempted to make my review extremely short: ‘Buy this book.’ But, after some thought, I realized I should qualify that recommendation. If you are a graduate student thinking about moving into a faculty research position, you should buy this book and read it cover to cover. If you are a new faculty member looking for funding, you should buy this book and read it cover to cover. If you are a university administrator hiring a new faculty member, you should buy this book and give it to whomever you hire because you want that person to be successful. Teaching students about research funding is now more critical to our microwave field than ever before, as most funding and hiring opportunities are in software or digital design. … I am seriously considering buying Bob a beer as thanks for writing something so useful.' Alfy Riddle, IEEE Microwave Magazine

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