Yes, I'd be happy to chime in about that, Emily and Adam, though I left college with a multidisciplinary envi degree and an interest in many fields which I tried out, from education to advocacy, before settling in publishing. My sense is that you two need to hear from some folks of a more hard science background.
But, if you have not read this feature at Mongabay about young conservation scientists trying to make their way into a career, yet, definitely do and especially read the comments at bottom since there's a lot of commiseration but also advice, https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/a-rich-persons-profession-young-conservationists-struggle-to-make-it/ It was one of our most popular and important stories of 2017 at Mongabay (it was republished in full at the Guardian too, see the comments on that version also), it's a universal issue of trying to make a way thru debt to find work in a challenging job market, but the conservation field is tighter than many other job markets, so it does take some strategy and advice from folks who've been there. Erik -- See my latest writing and photojournalism projects here <http://www.erikhoffner.com/> *tw: @erikhoffner <https://twitter.com/ErikHoffner>* On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Emily Diaz <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm on the same boat as Adam, though I'm a student in South Florida > instead. If someone currently in the field could offer guidance to us it > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Emily Diaz > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Adam Schultz" <[email protected]> > Date: Dec 28, 2017 2:55 AM > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Life Advice > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: > > Hello, > > I am a college student in South Dakota studying biology and environmental > science, currently in my last year. I have been a part of this email list > for about a little less than a year now, and recieve many promising emails > everyday that help me to continue my own optimism towards my future field. > One thing that I do not see, however, and would really appreciate guidance > on, is advice on where I should go from my current position. How might I go > about getting said guidance, or if possible, can anyone reading this > provide any helpful insight? Thank you very much! > > Adam T Schultz > > >
