ISBN: 9781610353069 - Passion Projects for Smart People: Turn Your Intellectual Pursuits Into Fun, Profit and Recognition (29 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Perfect for today's educated but underemployed workforce, this unique career guide shows how to turn side projects into professional opportunities. You loved your college major. You worked hard to earn your degree. And now your day job doesn't fully use your education, engage your mind, or feed your soul. But there are still limitless opportunities to do intellectually serious work - work that will win you professional recognition, travel opportunities, and even publication in peer-reviewed journals. All you have to do is create your own academic opportunities, and Passion Projects for Smart People will show you exactly how to do it. The perfect career guide for the era of the Ph.D. barista, the underpaid adjunct, and the gig economy, Passion Projects for Smart People will help you take charge of your career and your life. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work in six countries, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, Passion Projects for Smart People details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. Passion Projects for Smart People shows you how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities; travel around the world for free; and develop your career as a teacher and mentor. AUTHOR: Michael R. Wing earned his Ph.D. in earth sciences at the University of California at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He is currently a science teacher at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. Wing's research projects include running North America's highest altitude garden; designing a desert microbiology project that has been deployed on five continents; a study of elephant seals; and several other projects. SELLING POINTS: . The perfect book for today's overeducated, underemployed work force: In the era of the Ph.D barista, Passion Projects for Smart People shows how any educated person with hustle can create their own professional path that will put their education to real, career-advancing work. . An essential career guide for the gig economy: At a time of uncertain, temporary, and precarious employment, this book is a practical guide to leveraging side gigs into career development. . Do meaningful work that will make a difference in your field: Too many people give up on their dreams and take a job that just pays the bills. This book inspires and shows how you can do important, professionally recognised work, even when you don't have a formal professional position. Perfect for today's educated but underemployed workforce, this unique career guide shows how to turn side projects into professional opportunities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Perfect for today's educated but underemployed workforce, this unique career guide shows how to turn side projects into professional opportunities. You loved your college major. You worked hard to earn your degree. And now your day job doesn't fully use your education, engage your mind, or feed your soul. But there are still limitless opportunities to do intellectually serious work - work that will win you professional recognition, travel opportunities, and even publication in peer-reviewed journals. All you have to do is create your own academic opportunities, and Passion Projects for Smart People will show you exactly how to do it. The perfect career guide for the era of the Ph.D. barista, the underpaid adjunct, and the gig economy, Passion Projects for Smart People will help you take charge of your career and your life. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work in six countries, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, Passion Projects for Smart People details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. Passion Projects for Smart People shows you how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities; travel around the world for free; and develop your career as a teacher and mentor. AUTHOR: Michael R. Wing earned his Ph.D. in earth sciences at the University of California at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He is currently a science teacher at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. Wing's research projects include running North America's highest altitude garden; designing a desert microbiology project that has been deployed on five continents; a study of elephant seals; and several other projects. SELLING POINTS: . The perfect book for today's overeducated, underemployed work force: In the era of the Ph.D barista, Passion Projects for Smart People shows how any educated person with hustle can create their own professional path that will put their education to real, career-advancing work. . An essential career guide for the gig economy: At a time of uncertain, temporary, and precarious employment, this book is a practical guide to leveraging side gigs into career development. . Do meaningful work that will make a difference in your field: Too many people give up on their dreams and take a job that just pays the bills. This book inspires and shows how you can do important, professionally recognised work, even when you don't have a formal professional position. Perfect for today's educated but underemployed workforce, this unique career guide shows how to turn side projects into professional opportunities. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMichael R. Wing earned his Ph.D. in earth sciences at the University of California at San Diego s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He is currently a science teacher at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, Cali.

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