If you work with a young faculty member it is useful to know that faculty learn how to be research mentors "on the job." Most faculty are hired directly upon completing several years of postdoctoral study in which the main focus of their work is demonstrating independent research productivity. This means that normally a new Assistant Professor is not likely to have completed any management training classes or to have any real practical experience in running an independent research group. It also means that most young faculty are likely to model their own management practices for better or worse on those of their (undergraduate - if they did undergraduate research themselves), graduate or postgraduate research groups.
Special Situations: Younger Faculty
