Transitioning From Industry To Education: The Third Year

Abstract

and M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and was previously an Engineering Manager at Motorola. His interests include engineering management, real-time embedded systems, and digital signal processing.

Work-in-Progress: Engineers Transitioning from an Industrial Position to Full-time Academic Position in an Engineering College

“…There are experiences and skills developed from working in industry that can help a new faculty member in transitioning to an academic position [2,4]. These include flexibility, trying new things, having an enthusiastic attitude, and effective time management [5].…”

“…Conversely, there are certain skills that could be helpful to a new academic that are not likely to have been developed while in an industrial position [3]. These skills or experiences include motivating students to learn, assisting struggling students, effective course planning and delivery, starting an independent research program, obtaining external funding, writing rigorous assignments and tests, handling students in the classroom, student recruitment, and collaborating with other faculty members [2,4]. With all the myriad demands of a full-time academic position, work-life balance can be a major stressor for new faculty [5].…”