The world of scientific writing and pubilshing is complex and confusing, and it can be hard for early career scientists to master. But don’t worry! I am an experienced and award-winning scientific writer, reviewer, editor, and writing instructor, and I’m here to help!
I am offering a free online crash course in scientific writing and publishing, perfect for early career researchers interested in publishing for the first time. Here’s the information you need.
There is no charge for participation! I usually charge for professional deveopment workshops, but this one was already being offered and the client was happy to have me open it up to the broader scientific community. The more the merrier! All I ask is that if you find the course valuable and useful and the opportunity ever comes up to recommend me as a trainer to your institution or a colleague’s institution, consider doing that.
There are no prerequisites, and no preparation is required. This course assumes that you are an early career scientist (including but not lmited to students,) and that you have read some peer reviewed scientific journal articles, but you have not yet written one yourself. It starts at a very basic 101-level introduction and overview. Think about if you have any questions that have come up as you prepare to write your first paper, and think about if you’ve read any papers recently that you thought were exceptionally clearly written. That’s it.
The examples will focus on my professional world of marine conservation biology and ecology, but the lessons will be (mostly) broadly applicable to many disciplines of science. While some of what I say is specific to the (non-human-health) life sciences and interdisciplinary environmental sciences, most of it is universal across different fields of science.
The course is fully remote/virtual via Zoom, and will last for two hours. There will be some group discussions, and plenty of time for asking questions of me at the end, but a lot of it will be me lecturing. I ask that you please mute yourself if you’re not asking a question, and anyone being disruptive will be removed.
There are two timeslots you can attend. You can just pick one. They are identical, just offered at different times of day. You don’t need to sign up, you don’t need to ask, and you don’t need to inform me, just come at the time that works best for you. If you cannot attend live, I will not be able to share a recording with you, so please don’t ask.
Timeslot 1: Wednesday September 10th, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. US East Coast time. Zoom link.
Timeslot 2: Friday, September 12, 3:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. US East Coast time. Zoom link.
Want to invite a student, colleague, or classmate? You are most welcome to do so! Just forward this information to them. You don’t need to ask me, and you don’t need to inform me. This class is open to anyone.
I’ll see you there!