We're hosting the virtual SIGNAL graduate student professional development program on May 16-17 at 10am-2:30pm ET. We have two keynote speakers Drs. Ambika Kamath (Liminal) and Charissa Owens, Ph. D. (Yale University). We have career panelists from industry, government and academia - Mikel Delgado, PhD (Feline Minds), Amrita Bhattacharya, PhD (Rancho BioSciences), Mingzi Xu (UMN), Sebastian Echeverri (BBC Earth), Ebenezer Nyadjro (NOAA), Matthew LeFauve (EPA). Graduate students at all levels including those starting Fall 2024 and those that have recently graduated and looking towards next steps are invited to attend. The SIGNAL program is a professional development workshop to promote inclusivity and belonging for graduate students in evolution, animal behavior, ecology, toxicology, and other related fields. Further, students can learn about career opportunities in government, industry, and academia from evolutionary biologists and animal behaviorists PhDs that transitioned to the next career stage. Students from minoritized groups in STEM are encouraged to apply. Apply by May 14, 2024. Costs: Free https://lnkd.in/en4TZz9Y Organizers: Delia Shelton, Elizabeth Hobson, Paula Alex Trillo, Jen Hamel, Beth Reinke, Andrew Fulmer, Grace Smith Vidaurre, PhD, Sponsors: Animal Behavior Society, National Science Foundation (NSF) For questions contact: SIGNAL.popnetwork@gmail.com Delia Shelton (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)