1st Edition
Reflections from the Tenure Track Insights and Advice for Early-Career Academics in STEM
By Hortense Le Ferrand
Copyright 2026
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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This book draws on the author’s experiences during her 5-year journey towards tenure at a top-tier university in Singapore to offer an internationally relevant, STEM-oriented perspective with reflections, insights, and practical tips for building an academic career in STEM fields.
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1. Introduction and foreword
2. The job of an Assistant Professor
3. Establishing and leading a research group
4. Supervising students and researchers
5. Writing grants
7. Teaching
8. Work-life balance
10. The tenure track dossier
11. Reflections on the process and outcome
12. Conclusion
Biography
Hortense Le Ferrand is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, in the schools of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. She earned her PhD from ETH Zurich in Switzerland before joining NTU as an assistant professor on a tenure track.
