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MASPLAS 2007 Panel
Mary Jean Harrold
ADVANCE Professor of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Faculty Positions at Academic Research Institutions
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MASPLAS 2007
My Job
Responsibilities Teaching
• Classroom—two classes/year, one must be UG• Individual—independent studies (UG, MS, PhD),
advising (MS, PhD), mentoring (UG, MS, PhD)Research
• Guiding (mostly) graduate students• Securing funding from government, industry• Reporting results (conferences, journals, talks)
Service• Internal—department, college, institute• External—boards, conference, diversity
RewardsTeaching
• Working with students
Research• Helping students become successful
researchers• Helping industries solve problems
using my research• Seeing my research have impact
Service• Helping to increase diversity in
computing
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MASPLAS 2007
A Day In My Life (when not traveling)
• 4:30-6am—exercise (if not sleeping in), get ready
• 6-6:30am—arrive at school • 6:30-10:30am—plan day, research, other tasks• 10:30-12:00pm—student meetings• 12:00-1:30pm—lunch—a seminar or meeting (3
days/week)• 1:30-5:30pm—classes or student meetings• 5:30-6:45—service meetings
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MASPLAS 2007
A Day In My Life (when not traveling)
• Classes: T-Th, 2 classes, each 1hr 20 min + 4 hours prep + 5 office hours 15 hours/week
• Student meetings: 1 hour per student, postdoc, research scientist + 3 group meetings, prep 20 hours/week
• Research group meetings: ARG, SPARC—3 hours/week
• CS service: FRC, Roles, CAC, faculty meetings, mentoring, misc 8 hours/week
• Institute service: ADVANCE, etc. 2 hours/week• Outside service: CRA-W, FSE 08, reviewing, CRA,
NCWIT, etc. 8 hours/week• Other: Securing funding, talking to companies, etc. 5
hours/week
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MASPLAS 2007
Preparing for My Job
• Do excellent research—top priority• Select important topic, and develop good solution• Present in conferences, network, etc.
• Become an excellent communicator—both oral and written
• Develop a set of goals for graduate school, and participate only in those activities that get you to your goal—say “NO” to everything else
• Organize your day by scheduling around your most productive time
• Develop good time-management skills—this will benefit you later
• Learn to manage e-mail• Have a life outside of work