tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post2236408766244419244..comments2023-10-31T05:46:44.678-07:00Comments on Ruminations of an Aspiring Ecologist: Queries for an ecologistKarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-7143941603609759312009-11-03T20:12:39.498-08:002009-11-03T20:12:39.498-08:00Great questions, Karina!
With many of your quest...Great questions, Karina! <br /><br />With many of your questions and the one EGF mentions, what I've been struggling with is how to put the answers to questions like these into actions that are clear on your cv...and to say, a search committees. Or what to do when they don't particularly line up. I see myself as question driven, but I've always worked on one set of critters so it would be easy to interpret me as a critter-based person. <br /><br />Can't wait to hear your answers and think more about this end of the issue!Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514925011466117623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-3628091025189204432009-11-03T13:05:15.630-08:002009-11-03T13:05:15.630-08:00Thanks Prof Chaos! I appreciate the encouragement....Thanks Prof Chaos! I appreciate the encouragement. I'm glad you're reading :-)<br /><br />EGF, I've been thinking about the things you mention too. It kind of came up last summer when UBC wrote an article about me calling me the "critter lady" or something like that. The further I get into this line of research, the less comfortable I feel when people call me a "critter person." We'll see how that shakes out I guess.Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-31012519887553442112009-11-03T12:59:23.862-08:002009-11-03T12:59:23.862-08:00Hi Karina--
I've been meaning to stop by for ...Hi Karina--<br /><br />I've been meaning to stop by for a while and leave a comment. I've been following your tales of doing fieldwork abroad and I have a huge amount of respect for what you're trying to do. Fieldwork is hard enough without dealing with ATM fraud, language issues, etc. When things get difficult, just keep in mind that it's not that anything's wrong with you. It's just hard!!! (Now that I've read what I've written, I'm not sure it sounds as encouraging as I meant it to be!!)Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-82670676650397559532009-11-01T20:26:33.697-08:002009-11-01T20:26:33.697-08:00Sounds like a great exercise!
I was thinking abou...Sounds like a great exercise!<br /><br />I was thinking about your post from a few weeks ago where you talked about how the field work your doing now will shape the direction of your future research program. I was thinking about the difference between people who focus on mechanisms vs. organisms or ecosystems. Like, the difference between considering yourself a critter expert vs. an expert in the functions they perform. Or the difference between being a Nyota specialist vs. and expert in whatever process it is that your studying. Depending on what you choose, you'll be tied to doing field work abroad or you'll be able to transfer your research questions to local field settings. Or a combination of those. <br /><br />I'm not sure if that's relevant to your queries, but I've been thinking about that post ever since you wrote it.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.com