BIOEE 7650

Professional Development in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Group discussion on professional activities for academic ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Topics include: writing a CV, publication strategies, finding a postdoc, the tenure process, grant writing, manuscript reviews, networking, public speaking, and scientific collaboration. Active “present, critique and revise” sessions will allow participants to improve written materials and oral presentations through peer and instructor feedback.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024SP, 2020SP, 2017SP, 2014SP

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate factors that lead to success in academia that are not directly related to conducting research and teaching.
• Deliver critiques of oral or written presentations.
• Apply skills to improve written professional documents.| Apply skills to improve professional oral communication, in short (2-4 min) and longer (>15 min) formats.

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