Soil Microbial Ecology Lab
P.I. Adriana L. Romero-Olivares
Useful resources not organized in any particular order:
- Ten simple rules towards healthier research labs
- The importance of stupidity in scientific research
- Ten simple rules for better figures
- Ten simple rules for structuring papers
- Ten simple rules to becoming a principal investigator
- Tips for organizing data on spreadsheets
- Quick references for data visualization
- How to construct a summary paragraph
- Writing a scientific paper, step by painful step by Kevin D. Lafferty
- Writing Science by Josh Schimel
- If you're planning on pursuing a postdoc after your PhD, here's a timeline for a postdoc plan
- If you're interested in a career in academia, Dr. Kathleen Treseder has compiled some very good resources on what you need to be competitive for a faculty position. Here's a compilation of the number of applications and rejections Dr. Romero-Olivares received when she was on the job market:
- The essential of effective writing - A revised alternative guide for authors
- Cientifico Latino is a great resource for undergraduates, grad school applicants, grad students, and postdocs.
- GeoLatinas is a really amazing initiative to find a community of Latinx in GeoSciences. Dr. Romero-Olivares is very active in their writing accountability group:
- WOCinEEB, if you identify as a woman or a non-binary person of color in the field of Ecology and Evolution please join this wonderful community
