How to be an Academic Superhero

Establishing and Sustaining a Successful Career in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Iain Hay, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Flinders University, Australia

在大学在全世界范围内,学者struggle to establish and sustain their careers while satisfying intensifying institutional demands. Drawing from the author’s decades of observation and experience in academia, this exceptional book responds to the challenges of fostering and sustaining a successful academic career.

‘Academics need to master a broad and complex set of skills while operating in increasingly precarious working environments. How to be an Academic Superhero explores how best to meet the challenges of being an academic. It offers the advice you would hope to gain from a well-placed and thoughtful mentor with an interest in your wellbeing. I commend it to all those who hope to survive and then flourish as academics.’
– Mark Israel, Senior Consultant, Higher Education Evaluation & Development (HEED) Consulting

‘Professor Hay’s new book is the senior mentor/friend every academic needs. It is full of accurate insider insight, much of which might be surprising to the new academic. Best of all, while acknowledging the demands to be an “academic superhero”, it treats the reader as a human being. This book deserves to sit on your bookshelf and be consulted regularly – in the same way you would call a supportive academic mentor for help on your current question or problem.’
– Lisa Emerson, Massey University, New Zealand

‘This book provides a fantastic resource for the aspiring and early career academic. With invaluable advice on every aspect of developing an academic career, this text offers a reference to be returned to again and again. The supportive text provides inspiration and advice on how to develop your metaphorical “cape” and aspire to be a fully fledged academic superhero!’
– Ruth Healey, University of Chester, UK

‘In How to be an Academic Superhero, Hay offers such a compelling and thorough guide for ECAs on how to develop their careers in academia, while meeting the (often outlandish) expectations of HE institutions. Hay provides concrete and actionable advice on how to build a career and create a niche for oneself in academia, while feeling confident and fulfilled as a research-oriented scholar. . . In balance, it can be argued without hesitation that Hay's book makes a realistic and very valuable contribution to the literature on career making in academia, especially in the HASS disciplines. '
– LSE Review of Books