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Undergraduate research in my lab? Sure! Here’s how it works.
I spend a lot of time bragging about the 15 graduate students who’ve worked in my lab but this post is inspired by the 28 undergraduates I’ve had the good fortune to mentor in research. Within this group are veterinarians, … Continue reading
Posted in academics, career, editorial, environment, life, Links, mentoring, professional development, skepticism and science
Tagged annual meeting, career development, conference, mentoring, O'Connell Lab at OSU, oral presentation, poster presentation, professional development, publishing, science, undergraduate research
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Do my social media milestones matter?
Well, no. Of course not. Still . . . My wife and I started this blog (formerly Eat More Cookies) way back in July 2006. We were about to complete our third year in Oklahoma, with family back home in … Continue reading
Posted in academics, editorial, environment, haiku, history, life, Links, overpopulation, professional development, skepticism and science, The Waterthrush Podcast
Tagged #social media, academia, duckface, environment, Facebook, followers, Google Scholar, impostor syndrome, LinkedIn, milestone, network, networking, ORCID, professional development, ResearchGate, science, selfie, social justice, Twitter
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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
No more recommendation letters, please
Has this happened to you? You find a job announcement for a position that could be a great fit for you, but it’s due tomorrow! To apply, send CV (okay), a cover letter (yeah!), and three letters of recommendation from … Continue reading
The Eisenhower Matrix, and a step toward greater productivity
If you want to be more productive in reaching some goal, you can make the decision that “Tomorrow I’m going to be different!” Every time I do that, however, it doesn’t pan out. Rarely can someone just decide to change … Continue reading
Writing an effective cover letter: a flowchart for success
I engage in quite a bit of professional development in my classes, and one of them includes the drafting of a cover letter. The students are required to peruse opportunities on a job-posting website (I send them to this one … Continue reading
James Borrell on the 10 Essential Skills for Modern Conservationists
Conservationist James Borrell almost always posts thought-provoking ideas. In this case, I found strong personal agreement with every one of these ten: James Borrell: 10 Essential Skills for Modern Conservationists – Posted on: Apr 1 2015 Posted in: Resources 10 … Continue reading
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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