Saving the Earth as a Career Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional

by Hunter, Malcolm L.; Lindenmayer, David; Calhoun, Aram

• ISBN13: 9780470692585
• ISBN10: 0470692588
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation.

• Written in an informal and engaging style this book introduces all the important steps to becoming a conservation professional, from making the right career choice to finding a position in the field
  
• Provides helpful advice to students about selecting a course, conducting research projects, writing papers, and attending conferences
  
• Looks at a number of professions, from environmental lawyer and civil engineer, to ecologist and environmental scientist

“Saving the Earth as a Career is a valuable reference and the authors have taken a momentous step forward in guiding future generations to protect the planet’s natural assets,” Conservation Biology, (Vol 23, No. 3, 2009)

Author Biography

Malcolm L Hunter is the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology and Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine. He is also the former President of the Society for Conservation Biology.

David B Lindenmayer is a Research Professor in Ecology at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Aram J K Calhoun is Associate Professor of Wetland Ecology at the University of Maine, a staff scientist at Maine Audubon Society, and chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the Society for Conservation Biology.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Read this before you begin.

1. Is this the right career for you?.

2. Establishing an undergraduate foundation.

3. Selecting an educational program.

4. Applying for admission.

5. Designing your program of study.

6. Designing your research project.

7. Executing your research project.

8. Attending conferences and making presentations.

9. Writing papers.

10. Finding a job.

11. Making a difference.

Index.

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