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|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick] | || [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick] | ||
|| What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? | || What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? | ||
− | || | + | || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-wU9Sg5MrvhUHVMbGhZUjdWWTg/view Kent's presentation on career outcomes]<br> |
− | [ | + | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-wU9Sg5MrvhMDJ0Z0kyR0xQcjA/view EEB graduate employment]<br> |
− | [ | + | [https://www.insidehighered.com/advice Inside Higher Ed Career Advice]<br> |
− | [https://www.insidehighered.com/ | + | [https://versatilephd.com/ The Versatile PhD]<br> |
− | [ | + | [https://career.uconn.edu/graduate-students/ UConn Career Services for grads]<br> |
+ | [http://www.onsf.uconn.edu/graduate/ UConn National Fellowships Office] | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 16 August 2017
EEB 5894 Section 003 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2017
This 1 credit seminar course is intended to provide orientation information to incoming EEB graduate students, although it is open to other students; we strongly advise new students to take it. The course will meet for about an hour a week, with 2-3 faculty or a small panel of other EEB-connected people discussing a given topic each week.
Meeting time: Tuesdays 3:45-5
Location: Bamford Room (Torrey 171B)
Course coordinators: Elizabeth Jockusch, Chris Elphick
Grading: This course is graded on an S/U basis. Regular attendance and participation will result in a grade of S.
INFORMATION BELOW STILL REQUIRES UPDATING FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
Date | Presenters | Topic | Resources | Notes |
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Aug 29 | Kent Holsinger, Chris Elphick | What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? | Kent's presentation on career outcomes EEB graduate employment |
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Sept 5 | Carl Schlichting, Elizabeth Jockusch | University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies | NEEDS UPDATE Departmental and University Resources |
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Sept 12 | Paul Lewis | Communicating your work: web sites | P. Lewis presentation |
Homework: complete your web site. |
Sept 19 | Louise Lewis, Holly Brown | Developing as a teacher | NEEDS UPDATE Reading on teaching innovations |
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Sept 26 | CONFIRM Jill Wegrzyn, Andy Bush | Work-life balance | NEEDS UPDATE |
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Oct 3 | Grad panel: TBD | Courses, committees, getting started | Panel discussion: come with questions | |
Oct 10 | CONFIRM Janine Caira, ... | Formulating good scientific questions | NEEDS UPDATE Alon 2009 on choosing good scientific problems |
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Oct 17 | CONFIRM Carlos Garcia-Robledo, .... | How does research funding work | NEEDS UPDATE? Carlos's funding presentation |
NSF fellowships |
Oct 24 | MOVE Morgan Tingley, Robi Bagchi | Communicating your work: conferences and publishing | NEEDS UPDATE Getting a speaker award |
Homework: get set up to edit in eebedia or Aurora |
Oct 31 | TBD | Mentoring | Science Careers: Getting mentoring Nature: Good mentoring |
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Nov 7 | Grad panel: TBD | Getting started in research | Panel discussion: come with questions | |
Nov 14 | Alumni panel: TBD | Careers outside academia | Panel discussion: come with questions | |
Nov 21 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||
Nov 28 | NEEDS UPDATE Pam Diggle, .... | Research ethics and regulations | Nature Editorial on research misconduct Biological Conservation Editorial on coauthorship |
NSF ethics training/IACUC/IRB/EH&S/BAUR/other lab safety/etc |
Dec 5 | NEEDS UPDATE Margaret Rubega, Dave Wagner | Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia | How Broad Are Our Broader Impacts? An Analysis How The Culture of Science Engagement is Evolving |
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Useful readings:
Some modest advice for graduate students: Steve Stearns and Ray Huey
The full exchange is on Ray Huey's page: http://faculty.washington.edu/hueyrb/prospective.php
Stephen Stearns's later reflections: http://stearnslab.yale.edu/designs-learning
Nature editorial on life outside of academia
Nature perspective on choosing alternative careers