discussion / Early Career  / 5 November 2020

University & Grad School Resources

Hi Early Career comm,

Ellie here! With so many new opportunities popping up these days to earn degrees in conservation tech-related fields, I thought it'd be worthwhile to create a thread to share them with all of you in one place.

Feel free to use this thread to post your own resources and opportunities for each other as well, whether it's information about BA or master's programs, internships, open houses, training or presentation opportunities for students, or anything else that might be helpful for those starting #tech4wildlife career paths!

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-Ellie




Kicking our thread off with this opportunity to check out an MS degree program at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Environmental Observation and Informatics. If you're interested in a #tech4wildlife career in GIS and remote sensing, there's an open house tomorrow, November 6th!

Interested in a MS degree in Environmental Observation & Informatics? Learn about the program, get tips for applying to graduate school, and chat with me at the Virtual Open House on Friday Nov 6th. #RemoteSensing #GIS #conservation

More here: https://t.co/AjGccXnWWj

— Sarah Graves (@sj_graves) November 5, 2020

Hi all,

Just found this free webinar of career path tips for becoming a wildlife field biologist, a very popular path into using #tech4wildlife as a career! The registration waitlist is open now, and registrations come with a bonus resource on wildlife biology career titles so you can explore options on your own.

Join me for a free live training on the essential 7 steps to find your wildlife biology job (and become competitive for it). Sign up on the waitlist belowhttps://t.co/GrfFoYy13E

— Dr. Stephanie Schuttler (@FancyScientist) November 10, 2020

If anyone attends, let us know if you learn anything helpful!

Hi all,

Dropping in with another great program! Many of you have probably heard of this one already: it's the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation! They have courses and training options for all education stages, including for high school students who are thinking about following a conservation career path. 

The graduate and professional short courses also have a strong conservation tech focus, with training options in GIS, camera trapping, and statistics, specifically. Definitely worth having a look! You can find their courses here.

-Ellie

Hi again,

WILDLABS member Meredith Palmer shared this great course module for undergrads, based around Snapshot Serengeti camera trap data! This materials are useful for professors who are looking for resources for online biology courses, but the resources may also be useful and interesting for those of you who are exploring conservation tech career options and want to learn more about camera trap studies.

We've been hard at work to create distance-learning material based on our #citizenscience #cameratrap projects to teach concepts in #ecology and #conservation. Excited to announce that our 5-week online undergrad module is now available on @CourseSource! https://t.co/5k1dQ8WVJe pic.twitter.com/Huf1MB9ZDG

— Meredith S. Palmer, Ph.D. (@songofdodo) November 18, 2020
-Ellie