Re: [ECOLOG-L] More phDs working for resource managment agencies?

2009-03-17 Thread David C Baker
To all: I've read this thread and agreed with some of the writers, and rolled my eyes at others. There has been a lot of apparent arrogance, and a lot of apparent misunderstanding. I certainly didn't know about an EdD, or what it meant, much less the distinction between an EdD and PhD. I think

[ECOLOG-L] More phDs working for resource managment agencies?

2009-03-16 Thread Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG)
Colleagues, In our agencies, I have seeing more phDs applying to our positions and working for us. This is a great trend. When I was a graduate student, working for an agency was somehow looked down by our professors. So, I wonder if this trend is a sign of change of attitudes among