Product DescriptionWritten 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
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Rating: - How to be an environmental scientist
I've often thought about jobs or careers that can help save the planet. This book seemed to help, but not necessarily in helping me to save the world, but perhaps succeeding as a Grad student engaged in research. Career wise the aim, a "conservation professional" is defined to begin with. Most of the books' eleven chapters, (however) are about scientific work as a student - for careers in a governmental, academic or conservation body. Field work, ecology and resource management are stressed though ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
Best advice for first or second year college students, also very good advice for all college students and graduate students (may not be as useful for high school students)
Rating: - Very Helpful
I highly recommend this book to any undergraduate or graduate student in any conservation related field. It provides excellent information about, and is largely devoted to topics that are of interest to graduate students or someone interested in a graduate education.
Rating: - Great information
This book goes through every step of the graduate school process how it really is from the application process to project design and thesis writing to finding a job. I really feel that it cleared up a lot of the questions and anxieties I had about applying to graduate school and getting through it! It reads as though you are having a conversation with the authors and by the end you feel you know them well. I highly recommend it for students in any environmental field.
- How to be an environmental scientist
