Non-Academic Careers for Social Scientists

While a doctoral degree from Cal is most helpful in securing a tenure-track position, the truth is that not everyone wants to go that route, and there aren’t enough positions for everyone who completes a PhD.  Non-academic careers offer a great deal of flexibility in terms of topic area, preferred geographic location, and compatibility with spousal careers.  However, the way one finds a non-academic position, and the kinds of positions available are not obvious to faculty advisors.  If you want to know more about non-academic career paths, join Leora Lawton for a discussion of the kinds of

PubMed Central – Open Access Requirements for research funded by NIH grants

NIH requires that all peer-reviewed articles published since April 2008 be made publically available through its PubMed Central repository.  While the basic premise is simple – taxpayer funded research should be available to all – the logistics are not.  This workshop will include a step-by-step guide and documentation.  Targeted audience:  Grantees who have received NIH funding as PIs, as key personnel, postdoctoral scholars and more fall into this category.

Intro to Species distribution modeling

One of the fastest developing and increasingly used tool for conservation and biogeographic research, this workshop introduces species distribution modeling. We will introduce the concepts and the process of combining species location (x,y) data with environmental data (climate, landcover, etc.) to predict where a particular species may occur. It is suitable for participants with little to no experience with species modeling, however, a beginer's familiarity with R Statistics would be useful.

Creating your own web maps

This workshop is an introduction to webGIS. It has been designed for participants with little to no GIS or web experience, and serves as a practical exercise for you to begin developing your own web maps with google maps.

Intro to Open Source GIS: Working with Quantum GIS (QGIS)

This workshop has been designed to introduce GIS to participants with little to no experience. Quantum GIS (QGIS), an open source geospatial desktop application, has been developing at a rapid pace, and has recently reached version 1.8. Its ease of use and accessibility (available for PC, Mac, and Linux platforms) has created a strong and active user community. In this workshop, we will explore the basic functionality of QGIS so that you may quickly learn how to load and format vector and raster data, edit shapefiles, and query attributes. Agenda: Presentation What is GIS?

Intro to Object-based image analysis (OBIA) with eCognition

This workshop introduces the Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA), an advanced method used to segment a pixel based image into map objects that can then be classified as a whole. This type of analysis is ideal for mapping with high-resolution imagery, where a single feature (such as a tree) may have several different shades of pixels. It is suggested that participants have taken Intro to Remote Sensing, or have comparable experience viewing and enhancing imagery in remote sensing software.

Intro to Remote Sensing: Land cover change analysis

This workshop introduces the process of analyzing imagery from multiple dates in order to map and quantify change over time. It is suggested that participants have taken "Intro to Remote Sensing: Understanding Digital Imagery and Pixel-based analysis" or have comparable experience viewing, enhancing, and classyfying imagery in remote sensing software.

Intro to Remote Sensing: Pixel-based analysis

This workshop introduces digital image analysis techniques using Erdas Imagine and ENVI software. It is suggested that participants have taken "Intro to Remote Sensing: Understanding satellite imagery" or have comparable experience viewing and enhancing imagery in remote sensing software. Pixel based classification techniques are utilized to create land cover maps from raw satellite imagery, this workshop will introduce you to "unsupervised" and "supervised" classification approaches.

Intro to Remote Sensing: Understanding digital imagery

This workshop introduces the very basic principles of understanding digital imagery, both satellite and aerial. The workshop is appropriate for participants with little to no experience in remote sensing. Through a combination of lecture and interactive activities, we will explore what makes up a multi-spectral image, where to find and download them, how to view them using a variety of software applications. Agenda: Presentation What is Remote Sensing?

Intro to LIDAR applications in Remote Sensing

This workshop has been designed to introduce you to lidar data and software. Lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging, and is a very powerful new mapping technology with applications across forestry, ecology and urban environments. You will learn about the technology and some of the ways to process the data, with a focus on forests. Agenda: Presentation What is lidar? lidar basics lidar data applications available software Interactive Visualizing lidar data Membership Functions – enhance transferability Creating a DEM Locating trees Measuring canopy heights

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