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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

What course did you take, and would you recommend it?

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great list! Many of these pieces are already in the syllabus, but I think the project management framework is missing.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

We can then undertake a guided, collaborative development of core research conduct principles for the course.

These principles can then centre the treatment of components like project development, collaboration, data management, analysis, writing, literature review, citation, and presentation.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

I agree. Communicating with integrity means reviewing the evidence that supports our statements, and crediting those who produced that evidence.

Maybe a first step could be a workshop to collectively consider the what, why, and how of responsible conduct in various components of research.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

I'd appreciate that - thanks!

Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

...and how it manifests at different scales and stages?

I think misconduct is probably perceived to be egregious falsification or misrepresentation. For new researchers, I want them to consider poor note-keeping, error-prone approaches to labelling, using information without attribution...

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

One topic I know I want students to grapple with is collective and individual responsibility in research. Maybe this could be called Research Ethics, but the slant to 'responsibility' might help emphasize the day-to-day standards we uphold, rather than a (potentially abstract) set of principles.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Aug 13

I'm co-teaching a 4th-year biology course for students doing honours research. The aim is to develop the skills for successful honours completion. We have a syllabus and materials from previous years, but I'm keen to take a fresh look.

I'd love to hear your suggestions about what we should cover.

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jul 4

See you soon, #CSEE2025!

I’m teaching two workshops and giving a talk in SWEEET.

Get in touch if you want to chat about conservation science, what it’s like to work at an ENGO, research partnerships with @ncccnc.bsky.social, etc.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you my friend!

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 2

That’s very kind, Katherine. Thank you!

Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thanks, Megan, including for helping me decide to go forward with applying.

Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thanks for your kind words, Justine 😊

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks, Judith! Looking forward to catching up (though not necessarily to the end of sabbatical).

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks, Darren! I appreciate your support and friendship.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

Typos like "I was got" may have delayed my promotion 😜

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

For those in positions to lift or exclude others, remember that you did not succeed in a vacuum. Think about who and what made your path possible and/ or easier. Consider your path without these privileges. Membership indeed has its privileges; use yours for good.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

If you doubt your value, I urge you to work on your inner voice. Outer voices are whimsical, often ill-informed, and impossible to control. Believe in diverse paths and measures of success. Whenever possible, emphasize what you value, and help broaden what we value collectively.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am also grateful for affordable higher education; generous and kind mentors; ridiculous good luck; excellent public healthcare; reliable childcare, secure and safe housing; the very best students, friends and colleagues; the devotion of good dogs; and the boundless support of human loved ones.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’m not great at some things that are expected for progress through the ranks. This is not humility; you can check ‘my numbers’. I am grateful that those who supported and evaluated my case found value in what I do.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

I set aside self-doubts, so easily seeded by offhand comments, ever-amplified by my deafening inner critic. I finally decided I would be strong enough to handle the possibility of rejection. [Insert lots of personal growth, and the stable, unflagging support of loved ones here.]

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

I finally decided to apply for promotion last year. I looked at UBC’s collective agreement and judged that I met the criteria, despite my meandering journey through academia while single parenting, encountering mental health challenges, and rescuing one too many figurative and/ or literal kittens.

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Jeannette Whitton @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy Canada Day!
28 years ago today, I started my faculty position at UBC. How can that be?
20 years ago, I was got tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor.
Today, I get to update my title to Professor.
I’m pretty excited, and also have a few thoughts.

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · May 7

drawing a popgen blank. anyone know where I can find math for the allele frequency spectrum of a population (not a sample from the population) given a demography model (piecewise constant or whatever)?

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Apr 30

Compilation of #ConservationJobs in 🇨🇦. All job ads include salary range.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

Please share! Conservation needs everyone.

(I’m not involved in these jobs and can’t answer questions about them.)

#conservationjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob

[April 29, 2025] Compilation of #ConservationJobs and #SustainabilityJobs in Canada. All shared job ads include salary ranges. I'm not involved in these positions. 1) Six jobs at Nature Conservan...

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