Career Central

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This year’s Career Central program in the exhibit hall will be focused on helping all ecologists navigate their way through career pathways and enter the job market better equipped for success.

Our program area covers various topics in career navigation throughout sectors, provides space for formal and informal networking, and includes daily resume/CV reviews and mock job interviews. We have also invited a number of exhibitors to host data assistance office hours at their booths throughout the day.

Data Help

We invited exhibitors who provide data services to advertise office hours in which attendees can get help with their projects.

  • Dryad (Booth 657), Laura Bowman & Bryan Gee
    • Monday, 1:30-4:30 PM
    • Tuesday, 2:00-5:00 PM
    • Wednesday, 2:00-5:00 PM
  • Data Classroom (Booth 554), Timothy Mitchell
    Other times available by appointment, stop by set a time
    • Tuesday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    • Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • DrivenData (Booth 15, tabletop), Peter Bull
    • Monday, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 AM, 2:00-5:00 PM
    • Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • iDigBio (Booth 842), Katie Pearson
    • Monday, 2:30-4:30 PM
    • Tuesday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    • Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • NEON/Battelle (Booth 743), Eric Sokol
    • Monday, 2:30-3:30 PM
    • Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 PM
    • Wednesday, 4:00-5:00 PM
  • ESA Open Science Section (Booth 29), Bridget Hass
    • Monday, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    • Tuesday, 9:00-10:00 AM
    • Wednesday, 2:00-4:00 PM

Meet the Editors-in-Chief

Our journals’ EICs are available for a few different meet-and-greet opportunities during the week. If you have questions or even just want to meet an eminent figure in scientific publishing, make sure to connect during one of these times.

EIC Office Hours
Drop in at the pubs counter at the membership booth to meet these EICs.

  • Juan Corley, Ecological Applications
    • Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 PM
    • Thursday, 2:30-3:30 PM
  • Kathy Cottingham, Ecology
    • Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 PM (poster session)
    • Wednesday, 3:00-4:00 PM
    • Thursday, 9:30-10:00 AM (coffee break)
  • Jean-Phillippe Lessard, Ecological Monographs
    • Tuesday, 1:30-2:30 PM

EIC Speed Networking
Running Monday at Career Central from 3:00-4:00 PM.

All slots filled!

Early Career Networking with the EICs
Informally meet with the EICs in this time dedicated to early career scientists, Monday, 10:30-11:30 AM.

Monday: Academic Fair

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  • 12:00 PM
    • Getting Into Grad School
    • (until 3:00 PM) CV reviews (sign up at Career Central)
  • 1:30 PM
    • Thriving in Grad School
    • Navigating the Tenure Track
  • 2:45 PM
    • Navigating the Hidden Curriculum
    • Finding (and Thriving as) a Postdoc
  • 3:00 PM
    • (until 4:00 PM) Speed networking with ESA EICs
  • 4:00 PM
  • 5:00 PM
    • Informal Networking — Academics and Researchers

Tuesday: Career Fair

  • 12:00 PM
    • Deep Dive: The PUI Experience
    • Diverse Career Options in Nonprofits
  • 1:00 PM
    • (until 3:00 PM) Mock Job Interviews (sign up at Career Central)
  • 1:30 PM
    • Deep Dive: U.S. Federal Government Careers
    • Building a Career in Ecological Restoration
  • 2:45 PM
    • The Consultant’s Journey
    • Career Pathways in Environmental Education
  • 3:00 PM
    • (until 5:00 PM) Professional Resume Reviews (sign up at Career Central)
  • 4:00 PM
    • Advancing in Private Sector Careers
    • Ecology Careers in State and Local Government
  • 5:00 PM
    • Informal Networking — Public and Private Sector Ecologists

Wednesday: Getting the Job

  • 12:00 PM
    • The Ecology Entrepreneur
  • 1:00 PM
    • (until 3:00 PM) Professional Resume Reviews (sign up at Career Central)
  • 1:30 PM
    • Unbiased Self-assessments: Find Your Right Career Path
    • Interviewing Outside of Academia
  • 2:45 PM
    • Resumes and Transferable Skills
    • The Skills You Didn’t Know You Needed
  • 3:00 PM
    • (until 5:00 PM) Mock Job Interviews (sign up at Career Central)
  • 4:00 PM
    • Managing Career Transitions
    • Career Growth Through Internships and Fellowships
  • 5:00 PM
    • Informal Networking — Science Educators and Communicators

The final schedule will be posted on this page and added to the meeting program.