2023 ESA Annual Meeting

Facilitated by the Center for Wildlife Studies

This is a short 3-day online course tailored for ecologists and wildlife scientists of all career levels, especially students and recent graduates, where you’ll delve deep into the world of Bayesian modeling in ecology.

April 22–24, 2024 5:00 – 7:00 PM ET

Empower yourself and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to secure your desired academic positions. This comprehensive webinar series, consisting of 7 sessions split between May and October, will explore every aspect of academic career development.

2 options:

• register for individual sessions

OR

• register for all 7 for a discounted price

The first webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed to provide practical experience in composing essential documents for academic applications. Participants will learn to articulate their expertise and achievements effectively in writing, understand the implicit expectations in academia, and develop a robust outline for a research statement

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference.

May 1, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

This second webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed for a practical experience in writing essential documents for academic applications, particularly focusing on teaching statements. Participants will learn to effectively communicate their expertise and accomplishments in writing, understand the unspoken norms of academia, and depart with a solid outline for a teaching statement.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 8, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

This third webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series aims to provide practical experience in crafting essential documents for academic applications, specifically focusing on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) statements. Participants will learn to effectively showcase their expertise and achievements in writing, understand the implicit norms of academia, and depart with a solid outline for a DEI statement.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 22, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

This fourth webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed to provide practical training in drafting essential documents for academic applications, with a focus on cover letters. Participants will learn to effectively communicate their expertise and achievements in written form, gain insight into the implicit norms of academia, and leave with a well-defined outline for a cover letter.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 29, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

SSSA 2024 BOUYOUCOS SUMMER CONFERENCE
COMMON GROUND: SOILS BEYOND BORDERS
JUNE 10-12 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

The Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI) is hosting it's first conference outside the US on June 11-13, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.  This 3-day meeting aims at building a community of practice and advancing research, applications, and collaborations around near-term (subdaily to decadal) ecological forecasts. The meeting will provide opportunities to network, share presentations and posters on the state of the field, and attend workshops focused on skill development.

ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

November 10-13 2024

Entomology 2024 will take place November 10-13, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.  J