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12 January 2012
As an editor, reviewer, and committee member, I have seen many authors and students give the following rationale for their chosen research approach (e.g., choice of study design, analytical method, or response variable): "This approach has proven useful in other...
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7 January 2012
Like most profs, I haven't had much formal teacher training. I've had a bit, and I've had some informal training (some of it from my wife, who is a trained teacher). I do care about my teaching, and I'm aware of the large body of research that says that just standing...
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5 January 2012
In a previous post I linked to some advice from sociobiologist Joan Strassmann on how to write a good NSF preliminary proposal. But that's not the only thing Joan Strassmann has good advice on. Her blog is an awesome resource, packed with good advice about succeeding...
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5 January 2012
The NSF branch that funds ecology & evolution now requires preliminary proposals, and the deadline is fast approaching. Here is some very good advice, from an experienced NSF panelist, on how to write a good preliminary proposal. Even if you're not writing an NSF...
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17 December 2011
Here . From statistician Brian Ripley. A nice, compact overview, good on concepts and practical examples, but without sacrificing precision. HT Andrew Gelman
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12 December 2011
Provocative post over at Worthwhile Canadian Initiative on what to wear to an academic job interview. Like it or not, your choice of attire signals something about you as a candidate--but it may not signal what you want it to. For ecologists, I stand by my earlier...
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7 December 2011
Here is a fun and useful "field guide" to bad questions that get asked at talks, and the kinds of people who ask them. It's aimed at political scientists, especially those concerned with international issues, but it mostly applies to ecology and evolution as well (e.g...
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7 December 2011
Too busy to do any substantive posting right now, so I'll just be tossing out some links. Bob O'Hara has an interesting post on how meta-analysis in ecology should be done differently than in medicine. He also thinks ecologists should be doing more meta-regressions,...
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26 November 2011
Here is a short and trenchant little essay by philosopher Dan Dennett , addressed to graduate students, on how to choose a research topic of lasting value. His essay is aimed at philosophy students, so a few of his points don't really apply to ecology (well, actually...
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24 November 2011
Amusing and mostly good advice on interviewing for a faculty position from the Contemplative Mammoth . I would add that overdressing can be as bad as underdressing. I overdressed for my first interview--jacket and tie. It just made me look uptight. If I could do it...
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