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Academic and research institutions in the United States differ
in many respects from those in other countries. If you will
be working with faculty or researchers at universities in
the United States, you will need to be aware of the constraints
and pressures on academics as well as the underlying structure
of the faculty system.
Faculty
This section contains information on the organization of faculty
within an institution of higher learning including: the ranking
of faculty, teaching and research responsibilities of faculty
members, tenure, and monetary compensation.
Students
In the university setting, faculty interactions with students
tend to be informal. Often graduate students and faculty become
close friends and work together on an almost equal basis.
This section elaborates on the relationships between students
and faculty at institutions of higher learning.
Research Institutions
Visiting scholars may find they have fewer distractions from
their projects in institutions dedicated entirely to research
as compared with academic institutions.
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