Ranks and Titles
Graduate Students are...
These students have already completed a bachelor’s degree and are pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees.
What does CV stand for?
curriculum vitae
What is a CV?
CVs focus primarily on your research-related accomplishments, with some attention to teaching, service, and nonacademic work as well.
Who do you work with to produce a dissertation
Your advisor, or dissertation committee.
What does PI stand for?
principal investigator
What is an Adjunct Professor?
Part-time instructors
What does TA stand for?
Teaching Assistant
What is the point of biosketch?
To make a case for why you’re the right person to do the research you’ve proposed.
What are oral exams?
The student explains their answers out loud in front of faculty who may ask follow-up questions
What does ABD (all but dissertation) mean?
This means you’ve completed all your program requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
What is the Tenure Track?
The tenure track is typically the highest paid track and generally involves the greatest expectations for research and departmental service.
What does RA stand for? (in the context of this class)
Research Assistant.
What is the point of peer review?
To ensure the rigor of scholarly research
What is a dissertation?
It is the capstone of a doctoral degree, a substantial independent project that you use to produce a written report.
What does the R1 label mean now?
The R1 label is used to distinguish those “elite research” institutions from other universities, colleges, and schools where there is less of an emphasis on research and usually more emphasis on teaching instead.
What is an Assistant Professor?
This is the first step on the tenure track, typically hired as full-time, salaried faculty members with benefits. These contracts are generally renewable for up to six years.
What does IRB stand for?
Institutional Review Board
What is the difference between single blind and double blind peer review?
Single blind means the reviewer knows who you are, but you won’t be told their name. Double blind means the reviewer isn’t told who you are and you aren’t told who they are.
What is the goal of graduate level exams?
To make sure you are prepared to teach the courses and/or do research in that field
A request for proposals will outline a set of topics and/or methods and/or domains of research the agency is interested in funding.
What is the Dean of a college tasked with?
The dean is tasked with setting policies for their unit and making decisions about how that unit will run.
What does IACUC stand for?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
What does it mean to get an R&R (review and resubmit)
It means the journal won’t publish your manuscript as is but that the editor is inviting you to revise your manuscript (using the included feedback from the reviewers) and then submit it to that same journal again.
What is a defense?
A presentation about your project with your committee asking questions at the end.
What is Tenure?
Job security