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

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

• ISBN13: 9781405167611
• ISBN10: 1405167610
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-06
• 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"This book fills a vitally important role in development of conservation professionals... This book is critical because it helps students think and act like a conservation professional early in their careers. And nothing less than the future of the earth depends on them." Ecology, 89(5), 2008

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	p. vii
Read this before you begin	p. ix
Is this the right career for you?	p. 1
Establishing an undergraduate foundation	p. 13
Selecting an educational program	p. 29
Applying for admission	p. 45
Designing your program of study	p. 61
Designing your research project	p. 83
Executing your research project	p. 101
Attending conferences and making presentations	p. 119
Writing papers	p. 141
Finding a job	p. 163
Making a difference	p. 179
Index	p. 195
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