The Organization for Tropical Studies and the University of Costa Rica are pleased to announce our upcoming course: Field Ecology: Skills for Science and Beyond 2019-1. Please circulate the information below on your campus to graduate students, colleagues, and other departments.
Course dates: December 28, 2018 – January 16, 2019 Application deadline: November 23, 2018 (followed by rolling admissions until filled) Field Ecology: Skills for Science and Beyond is an intensive, three-week course that will challenge you in every way. At its heart lie the highly regarded OTS “field-inspired research problems”, which engage students in the fast-paced formulation of research questions based on field observations, experimental design, data collection, analysis, and both oral and written presentations. Students will take away advanced skills in research design, data analysis, writing, science communication and collaborative research – all in the breath-taking tropical setting that is Costa Rica. The 2019 course will place emphasis on research and analysis tools as well as science communication. We guarantee you will return to your home institution a better scientist. Course participants are eligible for pilot and thesis research awards provided by the OTS research fellowship program, which supports research at OTS field stations. Students must complete the course successfully to be eligible, but may apply in advance (by November 23) following instructions on the OTS at https://tropicalstudies.org/?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=344 OTS Course Coordinator, Carissa Ganong (PhD University of Georgia; assistant professor of biology, Missouri Western State University) will be joined by Co-coordinator Darko D. Cotoras (PhD University of California, Berkeley; Research Associate at the California Academy Sciences, San Francisco) and invited professors from Latin America and the USA. More information and online application instructions are available at https://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/field-ecology-skills-for-science-and-beyond.html All OTS Education opportunities are showcased on our redesigned website at www.tropicalstudies.org or contact: Graduate Education - Costa Rican Office [email protected] -- <*{{{>< <*{{{>< <*{{{>< <*{{{>< Darko D. Cotoras Viedma, PhD Research Associate Entomology Department. California Academy of Sciences https://www.calacademy.org/staff/ibss/entomology/darko-cotoras
