The path to a career in academics starts in the undergraduate years with leadership training, internships, and scholarships for academic excellence. Having a professional home to gain important soft skills such as leadership skills and gaining direct knowledge in technology and applications will be beneficial. IEEE can offer you the opportunity to join an IEEE Student Branch or an IEEE Chapter to gain these skill sets or participate in mentoring pre-university students.

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Ph.D. students have immense opportunities to collaborate with fellow researchers from across the world in both industry and academics. At this stage of your career, IEEE can provide opportunities to gain soft skills such as working in teams or mentoring younger students. Being able to network with others, gain access to fellowships, advance internships, and obtain travel grants to flagship IEEE conferences are essential for success, and IEEE as your professional home can provide those opportunities.

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• IEEE Xplore®

Conferences, publications, and research are important features of career advancement for junior faculty. IEEE can help newly appointed academics gain international recognition in their field and acquire advanced soft skills such as working in teams. You will also have the ability to establish a professional network. By engaging with IEEE you can learn from mentors and gain new career-development skills or even be a mentor yourself.

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As an established faculty member, you can help shape the future of your field by being involved in an IEEE editorial board, serving on conference committees, sharing experience and technical knowledge, and mentoring students. It may also be a time to expand your horizon with multidisciplinary collaborations. To have a professional home and be part of a community where you can attend global conferences, engage with publications, gain professional recognition, and have the opportunity for leadership opportunities is invaluable to further your career.

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• New Technology Connections: Future Directions

Many retired professors continue building their professional network with the opportunity to mentor others. IEEE can offer these opportunities, enabling you to contribute to your field. To learn more, please see the Retiree section of the Your Professional Home website.

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• IEEE Life Members Newsletter and eNewsletter

Through engagement with IEEE, faculty administrators gain access to resources to further shape their departments such as research and education on strategic direction, networking with peers, and opportunities for academic/industry engagement. IEEE can also assist faculty administrators by providing access to journals and other content, providing opportunities to engage as a volunteer and gaining leadership-development skills and potential recognition. 

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• IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence
• IEEE Badge Opportunities/IEEE Collabratec
• EPICS in IEEE
• IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee
• IEEE Mentoring Program
• IEEE MOVE
• IEEE Standards Association
• IEEE Women In Engineering
• IEEE Volunteering
• IEEE Xplore
• IEEEXtreme

• IEEE Journals and Magazines
• IEEE Potentials Magazine
• IEEE Students Funds and Awards
• IEEE Presidents' Scholarship
• IEEE Spectrum Magazine
• IEEE Learning Network

• IEEE Awards
• IEEE Conferences
• Learn About IEEE Societies
• IEEE Learning Network
• IEEE Standards Association
• IEEE Xplore

• IEEE Awards
• IEEE Conferences
• Learn About IEEE Society Memberships
• IEEE Learning Network
• New Technology Connections: Future Directions
• IEEE Standards Association
• IEEE Xplore