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You’re going to graduate – then what?
In the life sciences and especially in ecology, conservation, wildlife management, etc., your success in this field is dictated by the same things that apply in just about any other field. You need to be intelligent, nimble, a good critical … Continue reading
Posted in academics, birds/nature, editorial, environment, mentoring, professional development, wildlife
Tagged career, career development, competency, ecojobs, eoclogy, field technician, graduate school, jobs, natural resources, Ornithology Exchange, research assistant, seasonal, skills, undergraduate, wildlife, wildlife management
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Non-trivial sacrifices of the itinerant academic
Inspired by a conversation stemming from this Tweet . . . I thought I’d share a bit about the sacrifices we’ve made in support of my academic career. This is just a reality check for understanding’s and expectations’ sake, and … Continue reading
Posted in academics, editorial, life, professional development
Tagged #higher ed, academe, academia, career, job seach, science, STEM, tenure track, work life balance
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A conversation about grad school
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation. I plan to keep having it, too. But if this example can help answer some questions pre-emptively, I reckon this will have been a good use of my time. … Continue reading
Organizational skill? No, organizational planning.
Are you naturally organized? No, me neither. About 7 billion people on this planet right now could probably benefit from increased organization in their lives to manage short-term obligations and achieve long-term goals. The good news is that we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in academics, life
Tagged Auriel Fournier, career, organization, organizational skill, productivity, publishing, rails, RallidaeRule, University of Arkansas, writing
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Where to publish ornithology and wildlife ecology? The impact of impact factor.
Update June 2019: New rankings for Journal Impact Factors have just been released, and that makes for a good opportunity to update this post from 2015. There have been some big changes, notably the merger of the Cooper Ornithological Society … Continue reading
Posted in academics, birding, birds/nature, career, editorial, environment, history, life, Links, mentoring, ornithological newsletter, professional development, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged #JIF, Biological Conservation, career, citizen science, environment, Impact Factor, Journal Impact Factor, Landscape Ecology, mentoring, ornithology, OSNA, productivity, professional development, publishing, research, science, tenure track, The Auk, The Condor, Thompson Reuters, Web of Science, wildlife, wildlife ecology, wildlife management, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, writing
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