Some resources on succeeding at grad school (& beyond)
How to join a lab - helpful guidance on writing that important email to your prospective Professor by Josh D. Neufeld
North American students: how to understand your British supervisor! From kieranhealy.org
PhD = Prepared for an academic job? I really don’t think so By Isabelle Côté
How to write a scientific paper by Corey Bradshaw (I have now used this 3 times an it is the default Dulvy-lab wiritng model now - Thanks Corey and Barry!)
Early to press is best for success by Corey Bradshaw at Conservation Bytes. This is based on an analysis of 1200 cvs
http://conservationbytes.com/2013/09/19/early-to-press-is-best-for-success/
The short message is -- get your thesis papers out
Laurance WF, Useche DC, Laurance SG, Bradshaw CJA. 2013. Predicting Publication Success for Biologists. Bioscience 63: 817-823.
Barres Ben A. 2013. How to Pick a Graduate Advisor. Neuron 80: 275-279.
How to write a rebuttal letter to respond to reviewer comments, by Nicole Rusk, Nature Methods | Methagora
How to write an appeal letter if (when) you get rejected, by Alison Doerr, Nature Methods | Methagora
How to work with coauthors -- Primack, R.B., J.A. Cigliano, E.C.M. Parsons. 2014. Co-authors gone bad: how to avoid and deal with the problem. Biological Conservation.
Authorship in ecology: attribution, accountability, and responsibility.Weltzin JF, Belote RT, Williams LT, Keller JK, Engel EC. 2006. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4: 435-441.
North American students: how to understand your British supervisor! From kieranhealy.org
PhD = Prepared for an academic job? I really don’t think so By Isabelle Côté
How to write a scientific paper by Corey Bradshaw (I have now used this 3 times an it is the default Dulvy-lab wiritng model now - Thanks Corey and Barry!)
Early to press is best for success by Corey Bradshaw at Conservation Bytes. This is based on an analysis of 1200 cvs
http://conservationbytes.com/2013/09/19/early-to-press-is-best-for-success/
The short message is -- get your thesis papers out
Laurance WF, Useche DC, Laurance SG, Bradshaw CJA. 2013. Predicting Publication Success for Biologists. Bioscience 63: 817-823.
Barres Ben A. 2013. How to Pick a Graduate Advisor. Neuron 80: 275-279.
How to write a rebuttal letter to respond to reviewer comments, by Nicole Rusk, Nature Methods | Methagora
How to write an appeal letter if (when) you get rejected, by Alison Doerr, Nature Methods | Methagora
How to work with coauthors -- Primack, R.B., J.A. Cigliano, E.C.M. Parsons. 2014. Co-authors gone bad: how to avoid and deal with the problem. Biological Conservation.
Authorship in ecology: attribution, accountability, and responsibility.Weltzin JF, Belote RT, Williams LT, Keller JK, Engel EC. 2006. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4: 435-441.