Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers

Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers (SSECR; [SEE-ker]) is a newly-designed course organized by the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network. This course aims to address the need for more comprehensive interpersonal and data skills in ecology.

Course Priorities

• Surface and test new synthesis ideas for feasibility
• Prepare more graduate students to be effective participants in/leaders of the synthesis project
• Connect LTER graduate students across sites
• Develop intergenerational linkages around synthesis research

Course Structure

• Participants: ~27 (approx. 1 graduate students from each LTER site)
• Time frame: Biweekly meetings (1 session / 2 weeks) over the course of 9 months
• Course management: LTER Network Office (LNO)
• Instruction: LNO staff, guest speakers, LTER Network-recruited mentors