Useful web sites:
The following web site from Howard Hughes gives advice on how to set a research group. It covers from "getting a job" to "designing a teaching course". It includes a free 267 pdf book free 267 page pdf book "Making the Right Moves - A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, and lectures and other resources:
http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/
Career services
On campus, you can go to Career services.
Books
The following three books are available in the University library:
Tomorrow's professor : preparing for academic careers in science and engineering (Reis, Richard M)
The compleat academic : a career guide (Darley, John M)
Writing the NIH Grant Proposal: A Step-by-Step Guide (Gerin, William)
The author of the first book (Professor Reis) runs a free mailing list called Tomorrow's Professor where he sends out relevant articles.
The author of the third book (Prof. Gerin) is a professor at Penn State.
