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Category Archives: career
The postdoc to faculty transition I: from application to interview
K.E. Lotterhos is a marine biologist studying evolutionary responses to fishing and climate change. She’s beginning a faculty position at Wake Forest University in January, and agreed to contribute two guest posts about the transition from a postdoc to running … Continue reading
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#Evol2013: Home from Snowbird
On balance, Snowbird, Utah was a pretty great place to hang out with a whole bunch of biologists for five days. This was my sixth Evolution meeting, and I think it was the first one where I’d just about entirely … Continue reading
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Social networks, and networking, at conferences
Cross-posted from Denim and Tweed: Just in time for the Evolution 2013 meeting, Nature has a nice article by Roberta Kwok on how to use social networks and mobile apps at scientific conferences. Oh, and there’s a brief appearence by … Continue reading
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Increasing productivity in an increasingly productive world
One of the things I have been thinking about lately is how to further increase my own productivity. Regardless of your career goals, increasing your productivity is only going to help you accomplish more (by definition) and increase your esteem … Continue reading
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CSEE Kelowna
For those of you who find yourselves in Kelowna, British Columbia this week, you are hopefully enjoying yourself at the annual Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) meeting!
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Fear and loathing in academia – Getting the right kind of mentorship
This week I’ve invited a friend and colleague, Hayley Lanier, to contribute a guest post to the Molecular Ecologist. Hayley is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she works with Lacey Knowles. She has contributed an excellent … Continue reading
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Knowing what I know now: The carnival
Ever since I posted some retrospective advice for grad school last month and Scicurious proposed a Carnival of Advice, folks have been sending in reflections on their previous career stage. The result is exactly what I’d hoped for — a … Continue reading
Knowing what I know now: Grad school (Katie Lotterhos)
Katie Lotterhos completed her PhD in 2011 at Florida State University, and is currently a post-doc with Mike Whitlock at the University of British Columbia. She studies marine ecology, population genetics, and statistical genomics. If you have advice for yourself … Continue reading
Knowing what I know now: Grad school (Sean Hoban)
Sean Hoban is a postdoc at the University of Ferrara, Italy, where he develops software and evaluates methods for conservation genetics, with Oscar Gaggiotti and Giorgio Bertorelle. Their user-friendly software for choosing the appropriate number of markers and samples for a … Continue reading
Knowing what I know now: Grad school (Aleeza Gerstein)
Here’s a new contribution to our upcoming Knowing what I know now carnival, from Aleeza Gerstein, who recently completed her PhD with Sally Otto at the University of British Columbia. She is currently splitting her time between Tel Aviv and … Continue reading