Charles Goodsell on Imposter Syndrome, Sheer Luck, and Your First Academic Job

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On this episode, Bruce talks with Dr. Charles Goodsell from Virginia Tech University. Dr. Goodsell discusses his experience into the academic work, including his struggle with imposter syndrome in graduate school, his challenges on the academic job market, and how he found public administration when assigned to teach it as a new class. He also discusses the role that sheer luck has played on his career, while highlighting the importance of being willing to part ways with the general literature of the field and jumping off a cliff. References from the Episode: Charles T. Goodsell. (1988). The Social Meaning of Civic Space. Charles T. Goodsell. (2010). Mission Mystique. Charles T. Goodsell. (2014). The New Case for Bureaucracy. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie William Hatcher: @ProfHat

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